Bartlett, Nebraska
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bartlett precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68622. The Survey maps it on the Bartlett quadrangle. 109 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,175 feet above sea level.
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On record in Bartlett
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 2 records
A. T. Ranch Headquarterslisted 1990
Wheeler County Courthouse, Formerlisted 1990
Population over time
3 figuresBartlett fell from 132 to 109 between 1920 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 132 | |
| 2010 | 117 | |
| 2020 | 109 | -8 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Bartlett quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Ord quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Bartlett between 2008 and 2020, burning about 128 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 May 2019 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 March 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 March 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 11 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 68 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 149 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bartlett in 149 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 104 hail, 30 thunderstorm wind, 11 tornado, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Bartlett | 2 hurt, $170,000 | The tornado touched down in a cornfield and overturned a center pivot irrigation system as it moved west southwestwards. Nearby, large tree limbs were broken off and a roof was taken off an open detached garage at a farmstead. Then the tornado encountered a second farmstead where it lifted an unanchored manufactured home and smashed it on top of a camper trailer and a detached garage, destroying them. It also lifted a semi-trailer and dropped it onto a John Deere tractor and a pickup sitting next to it. Debris from the house and garage was carried into the cornfield to the west. The tornado continued moving west southwestwards breaking tree limbs before lifting. A husband, wife, and their daughter were inside the home when it was destroyed. The woman was hospitalized with a broken neck and the girl required numerous stitches from lacerations on her leg. The man only received minor cuts and bruises. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | $250,000 | Extensive wind damage in and around Bartlett. A canopy was torn off a gas station, several trees branches and power lines were down, and several grain bins were damaged or destroyed. In addition, 20 R.E.A poles were snapped off and several center pivot irrigation systems were overturned south of Bartlett. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | $140,000 | Five center pivot irrigation systems were overturned from thunderstorm wind gusts south and southeast of Bartlett. In addition, a grain bin was pushed in and wind mills were destroyed. |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F2) | Bartlett | $130,000 | The tornado touched down in an grove of trees, uprooting and breaking off numerous large trees. As the tornado moved southeastwards, it encountered a farmstead where it ripped off the roof of the home, destroyed a machine shed and garage, and broke power poles. Before lifting, the tornado moved through a field and overturned the end of a center pivot irrigation system. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Bartlett | $54,000 | A tornado briefly touched down and caused damage to a farmstead five miles northeast of Ericson. Damage occurred to two buildings where a pole barn sustained major damage and the canvas roof of a second larger outbuilding was destroyed. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Bartlett | $50,000 | Heavy rainfall of 4 to 6 inches from thunderstorms caused rapid runoff. Water flowed across several secondary roads in southeast Wheeler County. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bartlett | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | $30,000 | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Bartlett | $25,000 | A tornado was on the ground for approximately 1 mile doing minor damage to two center pivot irrigation systems. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Bartlett | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Bartlett | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Bartlett | $15,000 | Hail broke windows out at a farm house. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | $15,000 | A thunderstorm microburst destroyed a double car garage along with a calving shed. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Bartlett | $15,000 | Strong winds accompanied the large hail to break windows in homes and vehicles, damage roofs and bodies of vehicles, and destroy corn crops. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Bartlett | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Bartlett | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Bartlett | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Bartlett | $8,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | $5,000 | Tree fell onto building. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Bartlett | $5,000 | The wind driven hail severely damaged crops. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | $5,000 | Several large tree limbs blow n down. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Bartlett | $5,000 | Large tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Bartlett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Bartlett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Bartlett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Bartlett | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Bartlett | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Bartlett | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | $1,000 | Wind damage to out buildings. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | $1,000 | Shingles were blown from a roof. |
| September 1997 | Hail | Bartlett | $1,000 | Large hail broke out several windows in homes. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Bartlett | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Bartlett | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Bartlett | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | $200 | Thunderstorm outflow winds broke off a large tree on a farmstead 7 miles north of Bartlett. |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EF2) | Bartlett | - | This tornado touched down in far northern Wheeler County, quickly strengthening and caused extensive damage to shelter belts. Debarking was observed in trees along the county line. This tornado continued northwestward into Holt County, damaging additional trees, farm outbuildings, and pivot systems. |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Bartlett | - | This tornado touched down and mainly impacted open areas. However, a few stands of trees were damaged, with trunks snapped and large limbs lost. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | A personal weather station recorded a 58 mph wind gust near Bartlett. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | Public estimated wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph, along with two trees downed measuring 30 inches in diameter. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 80 MPH, snapped several large trees at this location. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | Wind gust measured from automated weather station. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Bartlett | - | A land spout tornado verified by photos. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | Public report. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | Law enforcement in Bartlett reported roof damage from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | General public reported tree damage from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph located 13 miles east of Bartlett. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | Half inch size hail was also reported. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Bartlett | - | At 1708CST, a tornado briefly touched down 3 miles southwest of Bartlett with no damage produced. Average path width was 35 yards. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Bartlett | - | A tornado briefly touched down and lifted with no damage reported. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | Public reported wind gusts estimated at 60 mph along with hail as large as golf balls. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | Public estimated wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Bartlett | - | Emergency manager relayed a public report of a funnel cloud located 5 miles south of Bartlett. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Bartlett | - | Public reported hail from nickel up to golf ball sized. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Bartlett | - | Public reported hail from dime up to quarter sized. The hail lasted for 5 minutes. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Bartlett | - | In addition to quarter size hail, 2.25 inches of rain was recorded. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | The strong thunderstorm winds were accompanied by large hail at times. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | Trained storm spotters estimated winds of 70 to 80 mph. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bartlett | - | Hail completed covered the ground. |
| August 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Bartlett | - | A tornado briefly touched down with no damage or injuries reported. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Bartlett | - | Pea size hail covered the ground with this same storm as it passed 15 miles northwest of Bartlett. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters (historical) | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Cumminsville | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Stokes Ranch | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Mignery Ranch | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Wheeler (historical) | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Day Ranch | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Koinzan Ranch | 9.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ericson | 9.8 miles | 10 |
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 Bartlett | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1910500 | 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 827202. 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.



