Oreapolis, Nebraska
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Plattsmouth precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68048. It stands on Fourmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Plattsmouth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Plattsmouth quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Plattsmouth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
105 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Oreapolis between 2008 and 2020, burning about 627 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
| 4 September 2013 | 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 |
| 14 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2020 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Oreapolis: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Platt Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Amick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pacific Junction Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oreapolis in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 4 hail, 3 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Oreapolis | $15,000,000 | This is for flooding along the Missouri River. The river gage at Plattsmouth, operated by the Army Corps of Engineers, peaked at 40.62 feet at 6 am on March 16th. Minor flood stage is 26 feet, moderate flood stage is 32 feet while major flood stage is 35 feet. Preliminary this peak is a record crest. This record flooding caused substantial damages to the water treatment plant for the city of Plattsmouth. Flooding continued into the next month. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oreapolis | - | Mesonet measured wind gust of 61 mph. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Oreapolis | - | Public report of hail estimated up to 1 in diameter. Report received via mPING. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Oreapolis | - | The office received a public report of quarter sized hail from mPING. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Oreapolis | - | Highway 34/75 bridge over the Platte River is closed. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Oreapolis | - | The Horseshoe Lake community is trapped due to rising water from the Platte River. Water has covered the only road in our out of the area. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Oreapolis | - | Mostly 1/2 inch size but a few 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter hailstones fell in the Bay Hills Golf Course area. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Oreapolis | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneer Bay | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Plattsmouth | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mynard | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Cullom | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Beaver Lake | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Rock Bluff (historical) | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Murray | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Creek | 9.6 miles | 18 |
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 Oreapolis | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18358061 | 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 831894. 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.





