Beechwood, Nebraska
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Omaha City. It lies in ZIP code area 68112. The Survey maps it on the Omaha North quadrangle.
On record in Beechwood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Minne Lusa Residential Historic Districtlisted 2014 · 0.5 miles away
Henry B. Neef Houselisted 2010 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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 Omaha quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Omaha North quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Omaha North quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Omaha city. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Urban B. Balcombe
Urban B. Balcombe, who died at Excelsior Springs, Missouri, March 7, 191 7, was born in Elgin, Illinois,' in 1852. His father. Saint A. D. Balcombe, removed with his family to Omaha from Winona, Minnesota, July 5, 1865. He had formerly been agent for the captured Sioux and Winnebago Indians and in 1863 removed them to St.
Fires near this place
19 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Beechwood between 2007 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2008 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Beechwood: 4 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Refiner, Silver, Antimony, Bismuth, Gold, Lead, Smelter. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Omaha Refinery | Lead, Refiner, Silver, Antimony, Bismuth, Gold | Plant | ||
| Asarco (Omaha) Refinery | Lead, Smelter | Past Producer | ||
| Crescent Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hively Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Park | 0.3 miles | 15 | |
| Garden Valley Courts | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| East Omaha | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Debolt | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Briggs | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Omaha | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Irvington | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| South Omaha | 7.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 827279. 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.






