Brewster, Nebraska
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Brewster precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68821. The Survey maps it on the Brewster quadrangle. 12 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,493 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBrewster fell from 17 to 12 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 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 12 | -5 (-29%) |
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.
- 1952 USGS Brewster 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
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Brewster between 2010 and 2015, burning about 520 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 July 2012 | Natural | 9.7 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 2012 | Natural | 9.7 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 24 May 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 124 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brewster in 124 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 98 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | $150,000 | Extensive wind damage in and around Brewster with trees down, power lines down, and outbuildings damaged. Sheriff estimated wind gusts up to 100 mph. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | $40,000 | Emergency management reports a cattle truck blown over on highway 91 along with a transformer pole broke off. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | $40,000 | The Brewster Sheriff reported roofs blown off out buildings and 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs and tops broken out of trees. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Brewster | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Brewster | $25,000 | Baseball sized hail punched holes in a roof and siding, dented a camper, and broke numerous windows out on a house at this location. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Brewster | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Brewster | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several power poles and uprooted trees. Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported as well. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Brewster | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Brewster | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Brewster | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Brewster | $5,000 | Hail broke windshield of patrol car. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Brewster | $4,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Brewster | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | $2,000 | Tree limbs blown down and a shed overturned on the east side of Brewster. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Brewster | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Brewster | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Brewster | - | Public reported hail to half dollar size northwest of Brewster. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Brewster | - | Public reported quarter size hail north of Brewster. |
| July 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Brewster | - | Nebraska department of roads camera. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | Thunderstorm outflow wind gust measured by a NDOR mesonet just south of Brewster. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | Thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH reported at this location. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | No details. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Brewster | - | Quarter to half dollar sized hail reported at this location. |
| June 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Brewster | - | Brief touchdown observed. No damage was reported. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | NDOT weather sensor measured 61 mph wind gust. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Brewster | - | The NDOR web site reported flooding on Highway 91 between county road L5B and east Milburn Road with water over the roadway. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Brewster | - | Pea to half dollar sized hail reported at this location. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | Thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 MPH at this location. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | Public estimated 60 mph wind gusts north of Brewster. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | Law enforcement estimated wind gusts of at least 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph located 4 miles southwest of Brewster. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Brewster | - | Hail completely covered the ground. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 MPH along with penny sized hail and torrential rainfall with visibilities near zero. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | General public estimated wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Brewster | - | The large hail almost covered the ground. |
| May 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Brewster | - | A very low wall cloud reported with rotation and continued to produce multiple funnels. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Brewster | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Brewster | - | Golf ball and tennis ball sized hail was reported by public 5 miles north of Brewster. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Brewster | - | Storm chaser reported brief tornado touch down in open range. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | Public reported strong winds at 58 MPH or higher. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | The public estimated winds at 60 mph. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Brewster | - | Winds estimated at 50 mph accompanied the hail. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Brewster | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Brewster | - | There was a brief tornado touchdown in an open field. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | Tree limbs up to 5 inches in diameter were down. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Brewster | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Brewster | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Brewster | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Brewster | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Brewster | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Brewster | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Brewster | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Brewster | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Brewster | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Brewster | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Brewster | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Brewster | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Brewster | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Center (historical) | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Dunning | 14.8 miles | 11 | |
| Linscott | 15.7 miles | 12 | |
| Purdum | 22.6 miles | 9 |
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 Brewster | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q629469 | 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 827637. 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.




