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Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1982. It stands in North Cedar Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68015. The Survey maps it on the Fremont West quadrangle. 615 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,306 feet above sea level.

Cedar Bluffs within Saunders County

Population over time

2 figures

Cedar Bluffs grew from 610 to 615 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
2010610
2020615+5 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 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

19 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Bluffs between 2010 and 2020, burning about 21 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 burning10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
5 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
3 July 2018Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
12 June 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
4 May 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
26 April 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
14 April 2012Debris and open burning9.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
25 March 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
11 March 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Saunders County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cedar Bluffs: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
No.5 Pasco PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Saunders County

Storms near this place

45 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Bluffs in 45 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 24 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2024FloodCedar Bluffs$1,170,000Training thunderstorms brought a swath of heavy rain to portions of southern Nebraska, beginning in Dawson County, and expanding into portions of northeast and east-central Nebraska. Areas upstream the Platte River, primarily in Merrick, Howard and Nance counties saw over 5 inches of rain with these storms. As such, this heavy upstream rain in addition to one to two inches of additional rain that fell across Saunders county resulted in the Platte River reaching flood stage. The Platte near the intersection of Dodge, Douglas and Saunders counties crested at 1:15 CDT at 11.89 feet. Flood stage at this portion of the river is 11.0 feet. Flooding was also observed at the Lashara and Venice river gauges, both cresting at 8.6 feet and 15.64 feet respectively. Their respective flood stages are 8.0 feet and 15.5 feet.
March 2019FloodCedar Bluffs$950,000This is for flooding along the Platte River. The river gage at Leshara, operated by the USGS, peaked at 12.38 feet at 8 am on March 15th. Minor flood stage is 8 feet, moderate flood stage is 10 feet while major flood stage is 12 feet. Preliminary this peak is the highest on record. Ice jamming also played a role in the flooding at this location. The net effect of this flooding was overwhelmed by the high water that immediately proceeded any river ice movement.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs$20,000Thunderstorm wind gusts uprooted trees, overturned a center pivot and blew a garage down in the Cedar Bluffs area. The Farm Service Agency estimated 20 to 80 percent damage to around 480 acres of crop land near Cedar Bluffs.
February 2011FloodCedar Bluffs$5,000An ice jam near the Highway 77 bridge caused flooding that closed Ridge Road for a while, mainly during the afternoon of the 17th, just southwest of Fremont, in Dodge county and also flooded at least 3 homes/cabins on the south side of the river in Saunders county. Damage was apparently minimal.
September 2025HailCedar Bluffs-Amateur radio report of hail measured up to 1 inches in diameter. Hail lasted an estimated 7 minutes.
September 2025HailCedar Bluffs-Public report of hail estimated up to 1.50 inches in diameter. Report received via mPING.
September 2025HailCedar Bluffs-Public report of hail estimated up to 1.00 inches in diameter. Report received via mPING.
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Cedar Bluffs-This brief tornado tracked just under half a mile, starting in the Valley View Golf Course and dissipating just west of US Highway 77. Branches were broken off of trees along its path through the golf course and at homes near the intersection of Iron Couty and Eagle Drive. Peak winds in this tornado were estimated to be 83 miles per hour, with a peak width measured at 50 yards and an average width of 50 yards.
May 2024HailCedar Bluffs-An NWS Employee reported golf ball sized hail.
June 2023HailCedar Bluffs-Public reported mostly dime size hail but some were quarter sized.
May 2022HailCedar Bluffs-Report from amateur radio of 1 inch hail.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-Personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
June 2022HailCedar Bluffs-Public reported 1 inch hail.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-Public reported roof blown off and power lines down in town.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-Emergency manager reported powerlines down.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-Report from Mping reported 3 inch tree limbs broken; power poles broken.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-Public reported a maximum wind gust of greater than 60 mph.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-Trained spotter reported 14 inch diameter tree branch down.
September 2019HailCedar Bluffs-A NWS Employee reported 1.5 inch hail.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-An NWS employee estimated 60 mph winds southeast of Cedar Bluffs.
April 2016Tornado (EF0)Cedar Bluffs-Emergency management provided pictures of a very brief tornado touchdown in an open field. No damage was observed.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-Thunderstorm winds estimated at close to 60 mph broke some 3 to 5 inch diameter tree limbs.
June 2011HailCedar Bluffs-Hail lasted for at least 10 minutes a few miles southeast of Cedar Bluffs and reached at least 1.5 inches in diameter. The hail was from the supercell thunderstorm that produced a prolonged period of hail from the north and western sections of Fremont west and southwest through Cedar Bluffs and Wahoo.
June 2011HailCedar Bluffs-A slow moving thunderstorm brought a prolonged period of hail that reached up to 2 inches in diameter. The hail caused significant damage to vehicles from a boyscout camp a few miles north of Cedar Bluffs into and southeast of Cedar Bluffs. Some roof damage was also likely in the area. Hail from this storm extended from the western and northern sections of Fremont into Cedar Bluffs and then toward Wahoo.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph downed tree limbs several inches in diameter south of Cedar Bluffs and destroyed a large metal building west of town. Two center pivots in the area were also flipped.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at around 60 mph by fire/rescue squad personnel. The winds downed trees and snapped some power poles in the region.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 60 mph downed large branches on a few vehicles and houses in the area.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-Local weather equipment measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph.
June 2008HailCedar Bluffs-Hail up to golfball-size was driven by 70 mph winds causing house and garden damage in the area.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph knocked some large tree limbs onto a home in Cedar Bluffs, and a tree west of town was toppled onto a power line temporarily knocking power out to part of town.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindCedar Bluffs-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph caused moderate tree damage in town. Some large limbs were snapped.
June 2004Tornado (F0)Cedar Bluffs-A brief tornado touchdown was observed by fire and rescue units west of Cedar Bluffs. The tornado did no apparent damage.
May 2003HailCedar Bluffs-Hail up to quarter size fell in Cedar Bluffs for a little over 15 minutes.
September 2019HailCedar Bluffs-no account filed
June 2017HailCedar Bluffs-no account filed
April 2016HailCedar Bluffs-no account filed
June 2014HailCedar Bluffs-no account filed
April 2010HailCedar Bluffs-no account filed
June 2007HailCedar Bluffs-no account filed
May 2007HailCedar Bluffs-no account filed
May 2007HailCedar Bluffs-no account filed
September 2006HailCedar Bluffs-no account filed
April 2005HailCedar Bluffs-no account filed
August 2004HailCedar Bluffs-no account filed
June 1998HailCedar Bluffs-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Saunders 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
Colon6.9 miles11
Woodcliff7.5 miles16
Morse Bluff8.6 miles11
Leshara10.8 miles15
Malmo10.8 miles11
Prague12.0 miles11
Wahoo12.8 miles12
Mead13.4 miles17

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 Cedar BluffsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2456415The 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 827976. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.