BlockMeadow, Nebraska
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Platford-Springfield I precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68059. The Survey maps it on the Springfield quadrangle. It stands 1,017 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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 Springfield quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Meadow in 2020, burning about 171 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 169 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 29 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 February 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 16 October 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Meadow: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Grove Quarry & Crusher | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Ash Grove Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Louisville Plant Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Meadow in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2018: 2 flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 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 2010 | Flood | Meadow | $75,000 | Rainfall of at least 3 to 5 inches fell over much central Nebraska the week ending 7am 6/12, with additional heavy rains the following several days. All of this water eventually worked into the Platte River causing it to rise above flood stage from around North Bend downstream to its confluence with the Missouri River. At Louisville the river was above its 9 foot flood stage for most of the period from the afternoon of 6/11 until the afternoon of 6/16. The river crested at a little under 10.5 feet around noon on the 14th. The river gauge near Ashland was above its 20 foot flood stage for much of the period from the evening of 6/11 until the evening of the 20th. Although some lowlands were flooded all along the Platte River in Sarpy county, which forced evacuations of residents of Hanson's Lakes, most of the more significant flooding was restricted to the area near confluence of the Missouri River around Plattsmouth. County roads and some recreation areas in that vicinity sustained flood damage. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meadow | - | A home weather station located approximately 3 miles north of South Bend recorded a 59 mph wind gust. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Meadow | - | Quarter size hail reported at the Flying J Truck Stop. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Meadow | - | This tornado first touched down about a mile northwest of South Bend in Cass county, crossed the Platte River and then lifted in Sarpy county about 2 miles north northeast of South Bend. The tornado caused tree and outbuilding damage along its path. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Meadow | - | This flooding event continued over from May 31st. Heavy rainfall during the evening of May 29th culminated nearly a week of scattered heavy rain producing thunderstorms that occurred along the Platte River basin. The heavy rains caused the Platte River to flood from just northeast of Ashland downstream through the Louisville area then to its mouth with the Missouri River near Plattsmouth. The Platte River reached a crest of 21.1 at Ashland around 9am CDT on May 31st, flood stage is 20 feet. The river crested at 10.6 feet at Louisville around 1pm on May 31st, flood stage is 9 feet. The river fell below flood stage at both points during the afternoon of June 1. The flooding forced some evacuations near Beacon View and Linoma Beach, closed a few county roads in the area and spread into surrounding farmland. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plattford (historical) | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Springfield | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Richfield | 7.7 miles | 18 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 8.1 miles | 18 | |
| Melia | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Linoma Beach | 9.2 miles | 17 | |
| Beacon View | 9.7 miles | 17 | |
| Gretna | 9.7 miles | 19 |
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 Meadow | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18389597 | 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 831172. 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.