BlockOxford Junction, Nebraska
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Emerson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68967. The Survey maps it on the Stamford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1896 USGS Arapahoe quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1898 USGS Arapahoe quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Holdrege quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Oxford Junction between 2007 and 2020, burning about 24 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 April 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 16 April 2013 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 15 April 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 March 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mascot | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Stamford | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Flynn Junction | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Orleans | 10.5 miles | 13 | |
| Alma | 15.7 miles | 13 | |
| Huntley | 16.3 miles | 13 | |
| Ragan | 17.2 miles | 13 | |
| Republican City | 22.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 835403. 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.