BlockCambridge, Nebraska
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Cambridge precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69022. It stands on Medicine Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cambridge quadrangle. 1,071 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,264 feet above sea level.
On record in Cambridge
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
Cambridge State Aid Bridgelisted 1992
W.H. Faling Houselisted 1999
Population over time
2 figuresCambridge grew from 1,063 to 1,071 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 | 1,063 | |
| 2020 | 1,071 | +8 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 McCook quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS McCook quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Cambridge between 2009 and 2013, burning about 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 May 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 March 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
60 of 90 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cambridge in 90 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 45 thunderstorm wind, 43 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $1,000,000 | A line of thunderstorms moved through Furnas County, with wind gusts estimated as high as 80 MPH. There was a measured gust of 60 MPH near Edison at 10:14 p.m. CDT. Across roughly the northern half of Furnas County, power poles and large tree limbs were downed, with some trees completely blown over. A barn was destroyed approximately 7 miles south of Cambridge. The town of Arapahoe lost power. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Cambridge | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $250,000 | Hail up to golf ball size was accompanied by wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Cambridge | $250,000 | Hail up to golf ball size was accompanied by wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $250,000 | Wind gusts were estimated between 60 and 70 MPH. Damage reports included main transmission lines being blown down, uprooted trees and roof damage, an overturned stock trailer and grain cart, and air conditioning unit and window damage at the local hospital. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $150,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Cambridge | $125,000 | Golf ball size hail was accompanied by wind gusts near 70 MPH, with a 71 MPH wind gust measured by a mesonet station. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $125,000 | A 71 MPH wind gust was measured by a mesonet station located 1 mile west-northwest of Cambridge. These winds were accompanied by quarter to golf ball size hail. Three power poles were snapped on Highway 34 west of Cambridge, and tree damage and downed power poles occurred in Cambridge, including at the Cambridge cemetery. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Cambridge | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $50,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH downed tree limbs that were four to six inches in diameter. |
| September 2004 | Hail | Cambridge | $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Cambridge | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $25,000 | A storm chaser reported several downed tree branches in Cambridge, a few were up to 6 to 8 inches in diameter. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Cambridge | $25,000 | Quarter sized hail fell along with a few golf ball size stones mixed in. Roads were also covered in hail on the south side of Cambridge as heavy rain occurred. Some roads in town were having flooding issues. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $25,000 | Large tree branches of at least 4 inches in diameter were down, due to severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Cambridge | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Cambridge | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Cambridge | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Cambridge | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cambridge | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $15,000 | A wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by a trained spotter at 9:11 PM CDT 3 miles west of Holbrook. In the Cambridge area, wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH, resulting in several small tree branches being downed. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $10,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH. Tree limbs of 4 to 6 inches were downed. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $10,000 | A mesonet station 2 miles north-northeast of Cambridge measured a wind gust of 72 MPH at 9:18 p.m. CDT. Wind gusts 1 mile east of Cambridge were estimated to be near 65 MPH. Tree limbs ranging from 4 to 16 inches in diameter were downed in the area. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Cambridge | $10,000 | Mostly quarter sized hail occurred with a few hail stones the size of half dollars mixed in. Heavy rain occurred with wind gusting at 35 to 45 mph. Ponding across roads was occurring from the heavy rain. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Cambridge | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Cambridge | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Cambridge | $8,000 | Water approximately 8 inches deep was reported to be running over Highway 6 on the west side of Cambridge. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Cambridge | $5,000 | Estimated wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph also occurred with quarter size hail and heavy rain. Water was over some county roads west of town. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Cambridge | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Cambridge | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $3,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be between 60 and 70 MPH. Tree branches of an unknown size were downed. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by the Cambridge Airport AWOS. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A wind gust of 62 MPH was measured by a handheld anemometer. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by the Cambridge Airport AWOS. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Cambridge | - | Penny to nickel size hail was reported in the area, accompanied by wind gusts near 45 MPH. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by the Cambridge Airport AWOS. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured with a handheld anemometer. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | This wind gust was measured with a handheld anemometer. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A wind gust of 69 MPH was recorded by a mesonet station located 2 miles north-northeast of Cambridge. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A 63 mph wind gust was measured by a mesonet station located 2 miles north-northeast of Cambridge. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located 2 miles north-northeast of Cambridge. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Cambridge | - | Rain fell in two major spurts. The first of the heavy rain fell roughly between 10:30 PM CDT on June 20th to 12:30 AM CDT June 21st. The second round of heavy rain fell roughly between 3:30 AM CDT and 5 AM CDT on June 21st. The flooding likely started in earnest with the second round of rain, after the ground had been saturated from the first round. Lots of standing water was causing lowland flooding south of Arapahoe, reported by a trained spotter. A 24-hour rainfall total from a cooperative observer one mile east of Cambridge was 3.96 inches, with most of this falling within the two rounds of heavy rain mentioned earlier. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Cambridge | - | A newspaper story wrote that a tremendous amount of mostly small hail occurred. Drifts of hail still existed at sunrise the following morning on June 21st. One farmer reported 800 to 900 acres of corn were destroyed northeast, east, and southeast of Cambridge. Corn was stripped, leaving just the stalks. Wheat that was not flattened was also damaged. Some of the larger stones near Cambridge were the size of quarters. Furnas County Emergency Management noted that significant crop damage occurred in a swath all the way from south of Cambridge to south of Arapahoe. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured twice by a mesonet station located 2 miles north-northeast of Cambridge, once at 10:36 PM CDT and again at 10:45 PM CDT. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A 58 MPH wind gust was measured by a mesonet station located 2 miles north-northeast of Cambridge. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Cambridge | - | Penny to nickel size hail was reported. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Wind gust was measured by a hand held anemometer. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Wind gusts were at least 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 78 mph was recorded. No hail and heavy rain was occurring at the time of the recorded wind gust. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A thunderstorm wind gust was estimated to be 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Wind gusts were estimated between 60 and 70 MPH. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holbrook | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| Wilsonville | 12.1 miles | 8 | |
| Arapahoe | 14.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hendley | 14.7 miles | 14 | |
| Deerfield Corner | 17.8 miles | 14 | |
| Beaver City | 20.4 miles | 13 | |
| Edison | 20.6 miles | 14 | |
| Hollinger | 25.7 miles | 13 |
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 Cambridge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q965079 | 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 827874. 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.