Dannebrog, Nebraska
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Dannebrog precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68831. The Survey maps it on the Dannebrog quadrangle. 273 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,854 feet above sea level.
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On record in Dannebrog
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
Columbia Halllisted 2005
Population over time
2 figuresDannebrog fell from 303 to 273 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 | 303 | |
| 2020 | 273 | -30 (-10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1899 USGS Loup quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Dannebrog quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Dannebrog between 2004 and 2018, burning about 68 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 24 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 April 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 April 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
56 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dannebrog in 56 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 33 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 3 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flash Flood | Dannebrog | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dannebrog | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Dannebrog | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Dannebrog | $75,000 | Brief tornado touch down northwest of Dannebrog did some minor damage to outbuildings, irrigation pivots and trees. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dannebrog | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Dannebrog | $50,000 | Golfball to hen egg size hail was reported. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Dannebrog | $50,000 | Water was over Highway 11 south of Dannebrog. Law enforcement barricaded Highway 11 one mile south of mile marker 31 due to flooding. Several county roads were under water in southwestern Howard County. At least four inches of rain fell in the community of Boelus. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dannebrog | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Dannebrog | $35,000 | Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported in the area. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Dannebrog | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Dannebrog | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dannebrog | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dannebrog | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dannebrog | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Dannebrog | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dannebrog | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Dannebrog | $15,000 | Thunderstorms rolled across the same area of southeast Howard County during the evening hours and dumped several inches of rain. This caused roads and some small creeks to quickly flood. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dannebrog | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dannebrog | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dannebrog | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Flood | Dannebrog | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flood | Dannebrog | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dannebrog | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Dannebrog | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Dannebrog | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Heavy Rain | Dannebrog | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Dannebrog | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dannebrog | $1,000 | Minor outbuilding damage was reported three miles west of Dannebrog. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Dannebrog | - | Based on radar estimation and various totals from NWS/NeRAIN/CoCoRaHS observers, widespread rainfall of 3-6 inches (localized 7+ inches) fell across most of the county mainly between 7 p.m. CDT on the 21st and 12:30 a.m. CDT on the 22nd. A river gage along the Turkey Creek north of Dannebrog registered a record crest of 21.63 feet (flood stage 17.0') on the morning of the 22nd. Emergency management reported numerous rural roads under water and an evacuation was needed at one farmstead northwest of Dannebrog. Other area creeks and streams flooded, including the Dry and Oak Creeks. The flooding of Oak Creek had a significant impact in Dannebrog, closing Highway 58, flooding the park and several streets, and causing a few homes to need sandbagged. In all, a reported seven homes received water damage and 14 city blocks flooded, causing $50,000 in city infrastructure damage. Flood waters in and near Dannebrog did not start to recede appreciably until late evening on the 22nd. Per county officials, 60 miles of county roads were damaged at an estimated cost of $393,000. In addition, 11 bridges were damaged with an estimated repair at $275,000. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Dannebrog | - | Total rainfall over the past 24 hours was 3.13 inches, much of which fell in past 3-4 hours. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Dannebrog | - | A 24 hour total of 3.11 inches of rain occurred 3 miles east southeast of Dannebrog. This report was from an NERAIN observer. The rain occurred from late afternoon into the overnight hours. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dannebrog | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 75 MPH. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | Pea to dime size hail accompained by 30 to 40 mph winds. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | Severe thunderstorms rolled across parts of south central Nebraska during the late evening. Funnel clouds were observed near Loup City while hail covered the ground west of Dannebrog with the storms passage. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Dannebrog | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nysted | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Midway | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Farwell | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Paul | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Boelus | 9.5 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Libory | 10.4 miles | 13 | |
| Elba | 11.6 miles | 11 | |
| Paplin (historical) | 15.1 miles | 12 |
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 Dannebrog | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q934055 | 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 828576. 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.




