BlockPioneer Estates, 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 Pioneer Estates
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Grand Island VA Hospitallisted 2018 · 0.7 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.
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 Pioneer Estates: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Island | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Parkview | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Kuesters Lake | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Kingwood Estates | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Ovina | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Abbott | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Alda | 8.5 miles | 16 | |
| Doniphan | 12.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1874174. 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.
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.