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Bradshaw, Nebraska

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bradshaw precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68319. The Survey maps it on the Bradshaw quadrangle. 273 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,719 feet above sea level.

Bradshaw within York County

On record in Bradshaw

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 figures

Bradshaw grew from 273 to 273 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.

YearPeople Change
2010273
20202730 (0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

14 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Bradshaw between 2001 and 2019, burning about 353 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 burning7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Arson/incendiarism1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 April 2019Debris and open burning20 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
2 April 2009Debris and open burning45 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
9 March 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined135 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
28 March 2009Debris and open burning1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
26 March 2007Smoking2.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
21 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
19 March 2014Debris and open burning20 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
17 March 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in York County

Storms near this place

52 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bradshaw in 52 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 25 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 5 heavy rain, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2015FloodBradshaw$500,000Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall totaled generally 4-7 across much of York County between the 3rd-6th, with the majority of this rain falling on the 4th-5th. Localized road flooding was initially reported in the York area on the evening of the 4th. Over the next few days, the main story turned to the West Fork Big Blue River in the southern part of the county, as significant flooding worked its way downstream, reaching the McCool Junction area on Saturday the 6th. Parts of McCool Junction were closed off due to flood waters and at least two homes were flooded. However, at least five homes were saved due to sandbagging efforts. All county roads crossing the river in southern York County were blocked off. Reports indicated that this may have bee some the worst flooding observed along the West Fork Big Blue in 50-80 years. Among other impacts, flood water entered Camp Kateri and the camp area was evacuated. A few days of warm and dry weather settled in from June 7-9, allowing flood waters to largely recede. However, another focused swath of 1.50-3.00 of heavy rain targeted the York and northern Fillmore counties area on the night of the 10th into the morning of the 11th. This again pushed the West Fork Big Blue River out of its banks in the McCool Junction area from the 11th into the 12th, before this multiple-day flooding event finally came to a close (see episode narrative for more details).
December 2021Thunderstorm WindBradshaw$250,000Emergency management reported irrigation pivot damage in the area.
August 2018HailBradshaw$250,000Hail lasted for approximately 15 minutes, ranging in size from quarters to 2 inches in diameter.
June 2011HailBradshaw$50,000Golf ball to tennis ball size hail was reported on Highway 34.
May 1998HailBradshaw$40,000no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindBradshaw$25,000Wind gusts were estimated to be 65 to 70 MPH. Roof damage and broken power poles were reported 2 miles east of Bradshaw.
June 2003Tornado (F0)Bradshaw$25,000A brief tornado in western York county.
June 2014HailBradshaw$25,000no account filed
May 2011HailBradshaw$25,000no account filed
May 2005Thunderstorm WindBradshaw$25,000no account filed
May 1998HailBradshaw$20,000no account filed
May 2016Thunderstorm WindBradshaw$15,000Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH and were accompanied by quarter size hail.
August 2014Flash FloodBradshaw$15,000Heavy rainfall left some drivers stranded as flood waters spilled into the streets. York police reported that a number of motorists were stranded in their cars after trying to drive through high water. Rain flooded an area between Lincoln Ave. and Platte Ave. from 2nd to 6th streets. Beaver Creek, which runs through the center of York, was also well over its banks early Tuesday morning. Reports of submerged cars were also received via Facebook. A total of 6.4 inches of rain was measured about one mile southwest of York from an NERAIN report. Numerous other rain gages in the vicinity of York measured more than 4 inches of rain. The majority of rain fell between midnight and 2 am CDT.
September 2006HailBradshaw$10,000no account filed
September 2000HailBradshaw$10,000no account filed
October 2023Thunderstorm WindBradshaw$6,000A wind gust of 65 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles west of York. Minor tree damage was reported in York.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindBradshaw$5,000A mesonet site located 3 miles west of Bradshaw measured a gust of 72 MPH at 8:17 p.m. CDT and of 73 MPH at 8:22 p.m. CDT.
June 2008HailBradshaw$5,000Dime to quarter size hail was reported.
June 2011HailBradshaw$5,000no account filed
July 2008HailBradshaw$5,000no account filed
September 1997Thunderstorm WindBradshaw$5,000no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindBradshaw-Winds gusts were estimated to be near 65 MPH.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindBradshaw-A wind gust of 71 MPH was recorded by a mesonet station located three miles west of York at 11:20 PM CDT. A wind gust of 64 MPH was recorded by the York Airport AWOS at 11:31 PM CDT.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindBradshaw-A wind gust of 59 MPH was recorded by a mesonet station located 3 miles south-southeast of Bradshaw.
August 2017Heavy RainBradshaw-A 24-hour precipitation amount of 3.76 inches was recorded 4 miles northwest of Bradshaw.
May 2016HailBradshaw-Hail was accompanied by 60 MPH winds.
October 2016Heavy RainBradshaw-A daily rainfall total of 3.08 inches was reported from separate rounds of morning and afternoon thunderstorms.
June 2014HailBradshaw-This report was received via social media.
May 2014Heavy RainBradshaw-The 24 hour rainfall total reported from Sunday through Monday morning was 3.08 inches.
April 2014Tornado (EF0)Bradshaw-This tornado, which briefly touched down approximately 5 miles north-northeast of Bradshaw, was witnessed by storm chasers. No damage was reported with this tornado.
May 2013Heavy RainBradshaw-A storm total rainfall amount of 3.04 inches was reported by a Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network Observer.
May 2013Tornado (EF0)Bradshaw-This tornado briefly touched down approximately 2 miles south of Bradshaw, with a maximum wind speed estimated to be 75 MPH. No damage was reported with this tornado.
July 2011Heavy RainBradshaw-Total rainfall over the past 24 hours of 3.72 inches was reported by a Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network observer.
March 2009HailBradshaw-Hail reported covering the ground.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindBradshaw-no account filed
September 2016HailBradshaw-no account filed
April 2014HailBradshaw-no account filed
May 2012HailBradshaw-no account filed
March 2006HailBradshaw-no account filed
April 2006HailBradshaw-no account filed
May 2004Funnel CloudBradshaw-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindBradshaw-no account filed
July 2003HailBradshaw-no account filed
July 2003HailBradshaw-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindBradshaw-no account filed
May 2003HailBradshaw-no account filed
May 2003HailBradshaw-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindBradshaw-no account filed
November 2000Funnel CloudBradshaw-no account filed
June 1999HailBradshaw-no account filed
July 1994HailBradshaw-no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindBradshaw-no account filed

Every storm recorded in York County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Charlestown (historical)5.5 miles15
Henderson8.0 miles15
York8.3 miles15
Mapps8.5 miles16
Knox9.6 miles15
Arborville9.7 miles13
Lushton11.0 miles15
Houston11.2 miles16

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 BradshawAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q944750The 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 827612. 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.