BlockDebolt, Nebraska
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Omaha City. It lies in ZIP code area 68152. The Survey maps it on the Irvington 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 Irvington quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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
28 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Debolt between 2007 and 2018, burning about 178 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2008 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2013 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 27 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 27 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 29 April 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 Debolt: 1 plant, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Refiner, Silver, Antimony, Bismuth, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Omaha Refinery | Lead, Refiner, Silver, Antimony, Bismuth, Gold | Plant | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Irvington | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Beechwood | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Home Park | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Garden Valley Courts | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Maplewood Estates | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Omaha | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| East Omaha | 6.5 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Debolt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18149633 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 828630. 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.