Parkview, Nebraska
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Grand Island City. It lies in ZIP code area 68801. The Survey maps it on the Grand Island quadrangle.
On record in Parkview
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
William Stolley Homestead and Site of Fort Independencelisted 1972 · 0.6 miles away
Heinrich Giese Houselisted 2006 · 1.0 miles away
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 Grand Island quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
6,308 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 Grand Island City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Grand Island City - 6,308 words.
Fires near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Parkview between 2008 and 2018, burning about 18 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 December 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 November 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Parkview: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Island Mill | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | ||
| Grand Island Talc Mill | Talc-Soapstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingwood Estates | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Grand Island | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Kuesters Lake | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Pioneer Estates | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Alda | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ovina | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Abbott | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| Doniphan | 9.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 831986. 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.







