O'Fallons, Nebraska
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hershey precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69143. The Survey maps it on the Hershey West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1898 USGS Paxton quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Paxton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS North Platte quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS North Platte quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS North Platte quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS North Platte quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Hershey West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ogallala quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of O'Fallons between 1994 and 2020, burning about 4,292 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 | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 O'Fallons: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherland Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherland | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Coker | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Hershey | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Birdwood | 10.2 miles | 13 | |
| Village Square | 14.6 miles | 14 | |
| Key Estates | 15.3 miles | 14 | |
| North Platte | 16.7 miles | 14 | |
| Sioux View Park | 17.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 835394. 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.







