BlockPlattford, Nebraska
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Platford-Springfield II precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68059. The Survey maps it on the Springfield quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1893 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Plattford (historical) between 2008 and 2020, burning about 173 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 | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 11 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 169 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 29 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 February 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | 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 Plattford (historical): 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Grove Quarry & Crusher | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Ash Grove Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Louisville Plant Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Springfield | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Melia | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Linoma Beach | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Beacon View | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Gretna | 6.5 miles | 19 | |
| Richfield | 8.1 miles | 18 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 9.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1898098. 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.