Rock Bluff, Nebraska
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1993. It stands in East Rock Bluff precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68048. It sits by Rock Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Rock Bluff quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Rock Bluff
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.
Naomi Institutelisted 1977 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1935 USGS Nehawka quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Nehawka quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Nehawka quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Rock Bluff quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Rock Bluff (historical) between 2008 and 2020, burning about 265 acres in total. 1 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | GLENWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| 5 May 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Rock Bluff (historical): 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| United Rock Construction | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bartlett Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Old Bartlett Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Lake | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Kanosha (historical) | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Murray | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Mynard | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Todd | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Plattsmouth | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Waconda | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Union | 8.8 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Rock Bluff (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7354289 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1897804. 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.








