Gilmore Junction, Nebraska
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Bellevue precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68005. It stands on Wolf Creek. The Survey maps it on the Omaha South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Omaha South quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Omaha South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
96 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Gilmore Junction between 2011 and 2020, burning about 377 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2012 | 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 Gilmore Junction: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Zonolite Perlite Plant | Perlite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmore | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Avery | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Fort Crook | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Capehart | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bellevue | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Paradise Park | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Rumsey | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| La Platte | 5.2 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122552643 | 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 835312. 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.





