BlockLake Waconda, Nebraska
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Liberty precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68455. It stands on Rakes Creek. The Survey maps it on the McPaul quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1935 USGS Nehawka quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Nehawka quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Nehawka quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Mc Paul quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Lake Waconda between 2006 and 2016, burning about 236 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 May 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 15 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 February 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 26 February 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Lake Waconda: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Becker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Thurman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanosha (historical) | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Union | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Todd | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Rock Bluff (historical) | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Beaver Lake | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Murray | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Nehawka | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Mynard | 9.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2830957. 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.