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Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Hooker County, Nebraska
23 topographic sheets cover 4 settlements here, and 1 property is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 42 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 1 property here is on the National Register of Historic Places, listed as a district.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 4 populated places in this county; 4 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
1Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hooker County Courthouse | district | 1990 | 89002218 |
Wildfire, 1997 to 2019
28 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 28 of them, burning about 8,523 acres. 14 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3,363 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 24 October 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,920 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 March 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,900 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 July 2012 | Natural | 360 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 April 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 200 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 October 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 140 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2012 | Natural | 135 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 March 2012 | Natural | 75 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1966 to 2025
60 of 307 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 307 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $1,288,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 200 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 80 |
| Tornado | 15 |
| Funnel Cloud | 9 |
| Flash Flood | 1 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 |
| Lightning | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Mullen | $500,000 | Flash flood waters washed out 2 miles of county road. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Mullen | $250,000 | Significant damage to grassland in Hooker county and property in the Mullen area as a thunderstorm dropped hail covering the ground several inches deep in some areas. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Mullen | $100,000 | The cooperative observer reported the tennis ball size hail. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Mullen | $35,000 | A supercell storm dropped very large hail as it moved south along Highway 97 through the Dismal River area. The hail damaged roofs and vehicles. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Mullen | $30,000 | Large hail broke windshields and heavily damaged vehicles. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Mullen | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Mullen | $25,000 | Windows were broken out of house with cars stuck on Highway 97 due to the hail. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Mullen | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1974 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Mullen | $15,000 | The large hail damaged a few roofs and vehicles. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Mullen | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Mullen | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $10,000 | Numerous tree limbs reported down in Mullen. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $10,000 | Law Enforcement reported power outages in Mullen and street signs knocked down. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported a stop sign blown down along with several three to five inch diameter tree limbs down throughout the town. The downed tree limbs help take out power lines on the west side of town. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported tree damage and numerous power lines down in Mullen. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $10,000 | A 40 foot radio tower was blown down and 8 inch tree limbs were snapped. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused extensive tree damage in the community of Mullen. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Mullen | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Mullen | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Mullen | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Mullen | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Mullen | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Mullen | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Mullen | $9,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $7,000 | Thunderstorm wind damaged, broke, or blew down numerous trees southwest of Mullen and in Mullen. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Mullen | $7,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Mullen | $6,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Mullen | $6,000 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $5,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH blew shingles off of a house. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $5,000 | Multiple trees and power lines reported down in Mullen. |
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Mullen | $5,000 | Numerous trained storm spotters reported the touchdown of the tornado approximately 17 miles south southwest of Mullen. The tornado traveled across open rangeland until encountering one ranch. As it moved past the ranch, it demolished a metal windbreak, a tower, an outbuilding, and a windmill. The tornado also broke off large trees and carried a pickup cab 100 feet. The tornado then continued on a east-southeast track carrying debris 2 miles. The tornado was on the ground for about 3.5 miles. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Mullen | $5,000 | A few golf ball size hailstones were reported in the vicinity of a dissipated tornado near Highway 97 and the Dismal River. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Mullen | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Mullen | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Mullen | $4,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Lightning | Mullen | $3,000 | Two cows were struck by lightning and died. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $3,000 | 60 mph thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs in Mullen. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Mullen | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Mullen | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 1986 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| April 1971 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds snapped off large tree limbs and destroyed a small shed. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $2,000 | Large tree limbs down. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Mullen | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Mullen | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Mullen | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Mullen | $1,000 | A sheriff's deputy reported his wind shield was broken out by ping pong ball sized hail on Highway 97 near Mile Marker 55. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $1,000 | TREE LIMBS DOWN |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $1,000 | Large tree down. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Mullen | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Mullen | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Mullen | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Hail | Mullen | - | Large quantity of hail with drifting noted. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mullen | - | Thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 MPH, reported at this location. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Mullen | - | Report via social media. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Mullen | - | EF-2 damage was observed at several locations in Hooker County as the tornado continued to track south southeast. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Mullen | - | Report via social media with hail up to 4 inches in diameter. |
Every populated place in the county
4Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Heil School
Mullen precinct · 69152 · Hecla quadrangle
10 sheets, 1948 to 1987
No longer a settlement
The vanished settlements of Hooker County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- 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.