Sheldonville, Nebraska
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Columbus Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68601. The Survey maps it on the Duncan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1899 USGS David City quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Duncan quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS David City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Sheldonville between 2007 and 2020, burning about 96 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 July 2007 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 July 2007 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 June 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 26 June 2011 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sheldonville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Po-2 Oconee Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sheldonville in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2010 | Flood | Sheldonville | $10,000 | Snow melt and rain caused the Loup River to rise which then caused several ice jams from around Genoa downstream to the Lake Oconee area southwest of Columbus. This caused lowland flooding in Platte county from near Monroe to a little southeast of Lake Oconee. Several county roads in the region were flooded as were agricultural lowlands. Any damage was mainly confined to washing gravel off of the roads. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldonville | - | A swath of high-end straight-line wind damage began on the northwest side of Columbus, Nebraska around 5 a.m. Initial measured wing gusts in this part of town ranged from 60 to 70 miles per hour until a 90 miles per hour wind gust was reported by the Platte County Emergency Manager on the northeast side of town at 5:05 in the morning. Severe straight-line winds ranging from 75 to 90 miles per hour continued to the east of Columbus snapping power poles and tree trunks, overturning center pivots, and damaging farm outbuildings by taking over panels and roofing material. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldonville | - | Public report of 59 knots (68 mph) from a personal weather station. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldonville | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 mph northwest of Columbus. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldonville | - | A storm chaser estimated 80 mph winds 3 miles southwest of Columbus. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldonville | - | Winds estimated up to 70 mph downed large tree limbs on the western parts of Columbus. |
| June 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Sheldonville | - | An off duty law enforcement officer observed a rotating wall cloud and funnel northwest of Columbus. The storm that produced this dropped a tornado south of the county a little earlier and did damage north of here in Madison and Pierce counties several minutes later. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Sheldonville | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Sheldonville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College View Park | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Countryview Estates | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Wagners Lake | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Columbus | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Oconee | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Platte Center | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Duncan | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Monroe | 9.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 833375. 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.
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.





