Alfalfa Center, Nebraska
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Precinct 26. It lies in ZIP code area 68845. It stands on Turkey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Alfalfa Center quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1894 USGS Kearney quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Kearney quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Alfalfa Center quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Kearney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
73 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Alfalfa Center between 2007 and 2020, burning about 101 acres in total. 3 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Alfalfa Center: 3 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadfoot Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cook Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Johnson Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alfalfa Center in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Alfalfa Center | $25,000 | This tornado started in northeast Phelps County and crossed into Buffalo County. The twister skipped across southern parts of Buffalo County south of the city of Kearney. A billboard sign near the interstate was damaged and irrigation pipe was tossed about. Some trees and power poles were also damaged. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-Villa Courts | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Odessa | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Kearney | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Prairie View Estates | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Riverdale | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Glenwood Park | 6.4 miles | 20 | |
| Amherst | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Buda | 9.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 835226. 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.






