BlockAbel, Nebraska
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Clear Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68003. It stands on Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ashland East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1893 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Ashland East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Abel between 2007 and 2020, burning about 2,224 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Abel: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Stone Co. Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| South Bend Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Iron Horse | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Ashland | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Big Sandy Lake | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Memphis | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Wann | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Ithaca | 11.5 miles | 12 | |
| Yutan | 12.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 835223. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.