BlockAlden, Nebraska
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in East Camp Clarke precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69336. The Survey maps it on the Courthouse Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1898 USGS Camp Clarke quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Courthouse Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Alden between 2014 and 2018, burning about 213 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 July 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 27 July 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 202 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 11 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 April 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 March 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alden in 11 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | - | Union Pacific Railroad site reported a peak gust of 63 mph shortly after the warning was issued. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | - | UPR mesonet station along US Highway 26 reported wind gust 7 miles west-northwest of Broadwater. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | - | Winds toppled power lines producing power flashes along highway 385. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | - | A semitrailer truck was reported to be knocked over by the thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph were observed north of Dalton. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | - | Straight-line wind gusts estimated between 65 and 70 mph overturned a irrigation pivot, tore the metal roof off a building, and blew windows out of a house near the intersection of Highways 385 and 92. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Alden | - | Two to four inches of rain from thunderstorms produced flash flooding. Highway 92 was closed by high water from County Road 119 to the intersection of Highway 385 west of Broadwater. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Alden | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported near the intersection of Highways 385 and 92 six miles west of Broadwater. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Alden | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Alden | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Alden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Northport | 8.8 miles | 14 | |
| Broadwater | 10.0 miles | 14 | |
| Kemp | 11.1 miles | 14 | |
| DeGraw | 12.3 miles | 13 | |
| Redington | 12.6 miles | 15 | |
| Atkins | 14.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mohler | 14.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 835225. 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.