BlockYancton, Nebraska
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Rulo precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68431. It stands on Winnebago Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rulo 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
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.
- 1920 USGS Craig quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Rulo quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Falls City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
11,072 words on this townshipHistory of Richardson County, Nebraska : Its People, Industries and Institutions, published 1917 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Rulo Precinct covers the township.
Read the chapter on Rulo Precinct - 11,072 words.
Fires near this place
5 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Yancton (historical) between 2017 and 2020, burning about 111 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 | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 11 October 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rulo | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Nohart (historical) | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Preston | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Preston Census Designated Place | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Arago (historical) | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Archer (historical) | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Falls City | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Williamsville (historical) | 10.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1883506. 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.