Rumsey, Nebraska
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Bellevue Second II precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68133. It stands on Behm Creek. The Survey maps it on the Omaha South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Omaha South quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Omaha South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
116 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Rumsey between 2011 and 2020, burning about 57 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rumsey in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2013: 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Hail | Rumsey | - | Numerous reports of large hail were reported from trained spotter, the public, and law enforcement in the Bellevue area. Many of the reports were along 36th street to the north and south of Highway 370. The majority of the hail reports were 1 to 1.50 inches in diameter, but hail as large as 1.75 inches was also reported. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Rumsey | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmore | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Capehart | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Papillion | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Gilmore Junction | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| La Vista | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Fort Crook | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Avery | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 4.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 832770. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





