Mynard, Nebraska
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Plattsmouth precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68048. The Survey maps it on the Murray 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
- 1956 USGS Murray quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
75 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Mynard between 2008 and 2020, burning about 59 acres in total. 1 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2014 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 July 2012 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mynard: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Rock Construction | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mynard in 1 storm report in 1998: 1 flash flood. 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 1998 | Flash Flood | Mynard | - | A creek went out of its banks near Mill Road and Church St.. Water flowed over a nearby road to a depth of 8 to 9 inches. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plattsmouth | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Beaver Lake | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Murray | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Rock Bluff (historical) | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Oreapolis | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Buccaneer Bay | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Todd | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Kanosha (historical) | 7.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 831551. 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.








