Anselmo, Nebraska
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Victoria Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68813. The Survey maps it on the Anselmo quadrangle. 108 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,605 feet above sea level.
On record in Anselmo
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Population over time
2 figuresAnselmo fell from 145 to 108 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 145 | |
| 2020 | 108 | -37 (-26%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1951 USGS Anselmo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Burwell quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Burwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Anselmo between 1999 and 2012, burning about 3,871 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 27 October 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,830 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 107 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Anselmo in 107 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 77 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Anselmo | $500,000 | Custer county EM reports widespread flooding in Anselmo. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Anselmo | $70,000 | Large hail and thunderstorm winds damaged young growing corn and blew over center pivot irrigation systems. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Anselmo | $50,000 | Emergency management reports flooding in Anselmo. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Anselmo | $25,000 | The hail, combined with estimated wind gusts of 52kts, damaged roofs and siding on homes and produced moderate body damage to vehicles. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | $15,000 | Numerous trees uprooted and a large building damaged. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Anselmo | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Anselmo | $8,000 | Rainfall of 2.25 inches in 45 minutes also occurred. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Anselmo | $5,000 | Rainfall of 1.30 inches accompanied the hail. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Anselmo | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | $3,000 | The Custer County Emergency Manager reported a couple of broken power lines and numerous tree limbs down in Anselmo. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Anselmo | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Anselmo | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Anselmo | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Anselmo | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Anselmo | - | The tornado move to the northwest, causing extensive tree damage on the west side of Anselmo. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | A personal weather station southwest of Anselmo measured a 59 mph wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | A personal weather station near Anselmo recorded a 67 mph wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | Law enforcement estimated 90 mph winds along Highway 2 near Anselmo with multiple trees downed. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Anselmo | - | The NDOR reported flooding along several stretches between Anselmo and the end of Highway 21A, 6 miles east of Anselmo. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | Reported by cooperative observer. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Anselmo | - | A trained spotter reported numerous roads and yards covered with water in Anselmo. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Anselmo | - | Hail up to the size of ping pong balls covered the ground at this location. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Anselmo | - | Streets flooded in Anselmo and ditches full of water along highway 2. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Anselmo | - | Highway 2 closed northwest of Anselmo due to water across the roadway. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Anselmo | - | Water covering approximately 1000 Feet of county road 812. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Anselmo | - | Water reported over highway 2, 5 miles northwest of Merna. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Anselmo | - | Hail covered the ground and wind gusts were estimated at 30 to 40 mph. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Anselmo | - | Dime size hail and 50 mile per hour winds were observed with the passing storm. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Anselmo | - | Heavy rain fell in the Anselmo area between 5:00 p.m. CST and 6:00 p.m. CST, with 1.75 inches being measured in that time. Heavy rain fell across other parts of Custer County as thunderstorms passed, with additional reports including 2.25 inches 7 miles west northwest of Merna, 2.22 inches 7 miles southwest of Ansley, and 1.80 inches 3 miles south southwest of Callaway. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | Public reported 60 mile per hour winds and pea size hail as storm moved through. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | Damaging winds of 60 miles per hour were observed as the thunderstorm passed. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| April 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Anselmo | - | A funnel cloud extended more than half way from the cloud base to the ground. The area was also receiving golf ball size hail. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | The cooperative weather observer reported 4 inch tree branches broken and a corral fence blown down. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Anselmo | - | Large hail and strong wind gusts stripped corn in area fields. Very heavy rain also occurred. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | The thunderstorm outflow winds broke off 9 to 10 inch diameter tree limbs. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | Pea sized hail accompanied the 60 mph wind gust associated with the thunderstorms. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | Strong thunderstorm outflow winds broke off numerous large tree branches. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Anselmo | - | Hail was 2 inches deep. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Anselmo | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | Thunderstorm winds broke off eight inch diameter tree limbs. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Anselmo | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 miles per hour. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Anselmo | - | A severe thunderstorm developed in northwest Custer County and first produced 0.75 inch hail 13 miles northwest of Anselmo. By the time it was southwest of Anselmo, the hail was 1.00 inch in diameter. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| October 2023 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Anselmo | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Anselmo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Helena | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Dale (historical) | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Milburn | 9.9 miles | 11 | |
| Merna | 10.8 miles | 11 | |
| Lillian | 11.9 miles | 11 | |
| Gates | 12.2 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 14.8 miles | 9 | |
| Walworth | 15.4 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Anselmo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2610611 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 827003. 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.





