BlockOvina, Nebraska
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Prairie Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68803. The Survey maps it on the Abbott quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1892 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Abbott quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
694 words on this townshipHistory of Hall County, Nebraska; a Narrative of the Past with Special Emphasis Upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, and Chronological Presentation of Its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time, and Special Analysis of Its Military and Civil Participation in the Late World War, published 1920 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Prairie Creek Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Prairie Creek Township - 694 words.
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ovina in 1 storm report in 2011: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ovina | $75,000 | Wind gusts estimated between 60 and 65 MPH were reported across Grand Island resulting in power outages, and was also accompanied by penny size hail. On the northwest side of town, a garage and car were damaged when a tree was uprooted. Another tree, reported to be between 50 and 60 feet tall and 4 feet in diameter, was uprooted. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Pioneer Estates | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Grand Island | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Alda | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Parkview | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Kingwood Estates | 8.1 miles | 17 | |
| Cairo | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Kuesters Lake | 9.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 835401. 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.
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.