BlockBuda, Nebraska
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Precinct 29. It lies in ZIP code area 68847. The Survey maps it on the Newark quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1894 USGS Minden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Wood River quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Newark quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Buda between 2008 and 2020, burning about 2,233 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Buda: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Prairie View Estates | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Glenwood Park | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| R-Villa Courts | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Gibbon | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| Alfalfa Center | 9.9 miles | 18 | |
| Riverdale | 10.2 miles | 15 | |
| Prairie Center | 10.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 835261. 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.