BlockDenman, Nebraska
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Precinct 21. It lies in ZIP code area 68956. The Survey maps it on the Denman quadrangle.
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.
- 1894 USGS Kenesaw quadrangle1:62500
- 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 Denman quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Denman between 2007 and 2020, burning about 168 acres in total. 2 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2012 | Natural | 54 acres | Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District | BROOKS TRACT |
| 9 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 May 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 April 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 41 acres | Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District | HANNON POLE FIRE |
| 15 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | 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 Denman: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruner's Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leonard Pit and Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Gibbon | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Buda | 14.3 miles | 16 | |
| Kearney | 18.9 miles | 20 | |
| Prairie View Estates | 18.9 miles | 20 | |
| Glenwood Park | 19.3 miles | 20 | |
| Prairie Center | 20.7 miles | 16 | |
| R-Villa Courts | 20.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 828674. 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.