BlockCatalpa, Nebraska
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Saratoga Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68713. The Survey maps it on the Butte SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1952 USGS Butte SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS O'Neill quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS O'Neill quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS O'Neill quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Atkinson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS O'Neill quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Catalpa between 2011 and 2014, burning about 66 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 16 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 October 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 October 2011 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anncar | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Dustin | 11.2 miles | 10 | |
| Wilson Ranch | 12.4 miles | 9 | |
| Midway | 12.5 miles | 9 | |
| Cleveland (historical) | 13.0 miles | 10 | |
| Paddock | 13.2 miles | 11 | |
| Meek | 13.9 miles | 9 | |
| Atkinson | 17.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 835271. 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.