BlockArcher, Nebraska
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Ohio precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68355. It stands on Halfbreed Creek. The Survey maps it on the Falls City quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1915 USGS Falls City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Falls City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Falls City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Archer (historical) between 2008 and 2020, burning about 109 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 11 August 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falls City | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Straussville | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Preston Census Designated Place | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Preston | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Arago (historical) | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Williamsville (historical) | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Rulo | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Yancton (historical) | 7.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1883543. 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.