Callaway, Nebraska
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Delight Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68825. It stands on Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Callaway quadrangle. 563 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,549 feet above sea level.
On record in Callaway
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
First Custer County Courthouselisted 1990
Population over time
2 figuresCallaway grew from 539 to 563 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 | 539 | |
| 2020 | 563 | +24 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Callaway quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Callaway between 2003 and 2020, burning about 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 February 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 January 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
60 of 165 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Callaway in 165 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 118 hail, 40 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1998 | Flash Flood | Callaway | 1 hurt, $4,000 | Heavy thunderstorm rain washed out a culvert in the road. An injury accident occurred when a vehicle drove into the washed out area of the road. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Callaway | $500,000 | Water reported over the road on Highway 40 from the junction of highway's 40 and 47 south of Arnold, to Arnold. Ditches are full with several secondary roads washed out in the Callaway area. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Callaway | $250,000 | Hail broke numerous windshields and windows in homes in Callaway. Siding on homes sustained damage as well. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Callaway | $150,000 | The tornado touched down 17 miles southwest of Callaway and tracked northward for approximately 21 miles near Highways 47 and 40 in western Custer County before lifting approximately 5 miles east of Arnold. The tornado destroyed several grain bins, uprooted trees, destroyed a garage and small outbuildings, overturned center pivot irrigation systems, snapped many power poles, broke windows, destroyed a barn, and mangled farm machinery, vehicles, and a horse trailer. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | $100,000 | Strong straight line thunderstorm winds overturned center pivot irrigation systems and uprooted large trees southwest of Callaway. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Callaway | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | $10,000 | A 10 foot diameter grain bin was blown over at the grain elevator in Callaway. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | $10,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts measured 80 MPH on a home weather station. Meanwhile, hail up to the size of walnuts punched several holes in siding at a farmstead. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Callaway | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Callaway | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Callaway | $6,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Callaway | $5,000 | 5 to 6 inches of rain from heavy thunderstorms caused water to flood corn fields and flow over roadways. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Callaway | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Callaway | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Callaway | $4,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Callaway | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Callaway | $3,000 | A couple of vehicles sustained damage. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Callaway | $2,000 | Hail covered the ground. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | $1,000 | A basketball goal was blown over and some green snap damage occurred to a corn crop at this location. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Callaway | $1,000 | Hail destroyed fields of corn and soy beans. It also broke a window in a home. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Callaway | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Callaway | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | $500 | An apparent micro-burst overturned a pivot irrigator. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | Measured wind gust at this location. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Callaway | - | Report via social media. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 60 MPH, were reported at this location. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | Cooperative weather observer reported damage to two large grain bins and an empty irrigation pivot flipped near Callaway. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Callaway | - | Public reported quarter size hail southwest of Callaway. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | A mesonet station southwest of Callaway measured a 59 mph wind gust. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | Public estimated a 70 MPH wind gust at this location. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | A cooperative weather observer southwest of Callaway measured a 75 mph wind gust. A 72 mph wind gust preceded this report. |
| September 2022 | Hail | Callaway | - | Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | Public reported a pole barn destroyed. Wind speeds were estimated around 70 mph. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Callaway | - | Quarter sized hail reported at this location. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | A cooperative observer measured a 58 mph wind gust with a personal weather station southwest of Callaway. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | A COOP observer measured wind gusts to 64 mph. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Callaway | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | Wind measured with an anemometer. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | No damage reported. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | A COOP observer west of Callaway measured a wind gust of 62 MPH. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | Cooperative observer reported gust. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | Wind gust measured with a Davis Anemometer. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | A personal weather station recorded a 72 mph wind gust. Several tree branches were downed. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Callaway | - | Nickel size hail covered the ground. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Callaway | - | Ping pong ball size hail fell as the thunderstorm passed. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Callaway | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported along with very heavy rain. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | A report of small branches being down from strong winds. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts measured at 64 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | General public reported large tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | Winds downed tree branches from 4 to 6 inches in diameter. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Callaway | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | COOP observer had a thunderstorm wind gust measured at 58 mph. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Callaway | - | Large hail damaged and destroyed corn and bean crops for nearly 5 miles along and near Highway 47. The corn fields were stripped down leaving only the stalks. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Callaway | - | Hail covered the ground throughout the town of Callaway. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Callaway | - | Only a few hailstones fell with the largest being ping pong ball size. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callaway | - | The winds were estimated with small hail the size of marbles. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Callaway | - | In addition to the hail, 1.34 inches of rain fell over the past hour. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Finchville | 10.1 miles | 9 | |
| Oconto | 13.4 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 15.4 miles | 9 | |
| Merna | 15.8 miles | 11 | |
| Etna | 16.2 miles | 9 | |
| Broken Bow | 16.8 miles | 12 | |
| Dale (historical) | 16.9 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 Callaway | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2688403 | 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 827856. 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.



