BlockBuffalo, Nebraska
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Gillan precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68850. It stands on East Buffalo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Buffalo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1896 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Lexington 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 Buffalo quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Kearney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Buffalo in 2010, burning under an acre 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buffalo in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 2 tornado, 2 hail, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Hail | Buffalo | $125,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Buffalo | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Buffalo | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Buffalo | - | This tornado touched down west of Eddyville, and was reported to be rain wrapped as it crossed Highway 21. The path, wind speed and other information were estimated from eyewitness reports and radar data, as there are few damage indicators in the area. The estimated maximum wind speed was 85 MPH. |
| July 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Buffalo | - | A landspout tornado touched down in far northern portions of Dawson County during the late afternoon. It was on the ground for approximately 10 minutes, with an estimated maximum width of 50 yards and maximum wind speed of 75 MPH. No damage was reported from this tornado. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddyville | 11.3 miles | 10 | |
| Darr | 11.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cozad | 12.0 miles | 16 | |
| Willow Island | 14.3 miles | 10 | |
| Lexington | 15.2 miles | 17 | |
| Sumner | 17.7 miles | 16 | |
| Gothenburg | 17.7 miles | 11 | |
| Josselyn | 20.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 835262. 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.