Cullom, Nebraska
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Eight Mile Grove precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68048. It stands on Glendale Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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
- 1956 USGS Cedar Creek quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Cullom between 2008 and 2020, burning about 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Cullom: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Platt Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Plant #5,Cullom | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cullom in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cullom | - | Public reported via mPing: 3-inch tree limbs broken; power poles broken. |
| May 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Cullom | - | Storm chaser reported a funnel cloud near Plattsmouth. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Cullom | - | The hail lasted for 5 minutes and was accompanied by winds of around 40 mph. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Cullom | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneer Bay | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Cedar Creek | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Oreapolis | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Mynard | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Plattsmouth | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Louisville | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Murray | 10.9 miles | 15 | |
| Beaver Lake | 11.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 835281. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






