Edison, Nebraska
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Edison precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68936. The Survey maps it on the Edison quadrangle. 111 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,113 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresEdison fell from 133 to 111 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 | 133 | |
| 2020 | 111 | -22 (-17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Arapahoe quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1898 USGS Arapahoe quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Edison quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Holdrege quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Edison between 2010 and 2020, burning about 82 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2013 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 67 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edison in 67 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 45 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | $180,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Edison | $150,000 | Hail between quarter and ping pong ball size was reported in Edison. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Edison | $150,000 | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Edison | $100,000 | Multiple roads were under water in and around the Edison area due to flash flooding. In Edison, Ag Valley Coop sustained some of the worst damage as flood waters infiltrated the first floor office. Other homes and buildings in and around Edison were also flooded. As of 4:25 pm CDT, 4.25 inches of rain was reported to have fallen two miles southwest of Edison (fell in one approximately one hour) and washed a dip in a driveway 2 feet deep. By 5 p.m. CDT, rainfall at that location was unofficially up to 5. In addition, the NWS cooperative observer in Edison reported a storm total of 3.74. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Edison | $50,000 | Quarter to half-dollar size hail almost covering the ground was accompanied by wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH. A couple of windows were broken on the south side of a home. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | $50,000 | Tree damage was reported in and just west of Edison, including 2 to 3 large cottonwood trees that were knocked down. A tree limb approximately 8 to 10 inches in diameter was also blown down, falling on and damaging a porch roof. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Edison | $30,000 | Highway 136 was reported flooded 4 miles west of Oxford. Flooding was also reported in Oxford. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | $25,000 | Wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph were reported both from law enforcement two miles north of Edison, and also a trained spotter in Edison. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Edison | $25,000 | Damage to home windows and siding as well as windshields reported. Accompanying winds estimated at 50 to 60 mph. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Edison | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Edison | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | $15,000 | These winds were associated with a gust front from a squall line that passed just to the northeast. Tree limbs were downed and power was out in town. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Edison | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Edison | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Edison | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Edison | $8,000 | Brief tornado in Furnas county. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Edison | - | Hail up to the size of half dollars was reported. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Edison | - | There was a brief break in between rounds of hail up to the size of half dollars. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | - | A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located in Edison. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | - | A wind gust of 62 MPH was recorded by a mesonet station located in Edison. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Edison | - | Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH. Small tree branches were broken. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | - | Wind gusts estimated to be near 90 MPH resulted in damage in the Edison area. An anemometer on a grain elevator measured a 72 MPH wind gust at 11:37 PM CDT. There were numerous reports of tree damage, with some large trees block roadways. The strongest winds were estimated to be north of town, where at least 3 power poles were snapped along Highway 136. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Edison | - | A storm total rainfall amount of 3.86 inches occurred in Edison and 3.30 inches occurred two miles east-southeast of Cambridge. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | - | Wind was accompanied by penny size hail. |
| August 2015 | Flood | Edison | - | Isolated flooding continued across parts of eastern Furnas County through the night, especially in the Edison area. The NWS cooperative observer in Edison reported a 24-hour rainfall total of 3.74, most of which fell between 3-5 p.m. CDT on the 16th. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Edison | - | Quarter sized hail covered the ground. Hail is ongoing along with heavy rain, but wind gusts of only 30 mph. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Edison | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.51 inches reported over last 24 hours. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 65 MPH. |
| October 2011 | Heavy Rain | Edison | - | Total rainfall over the past 24 hours of 3.73 inches was reported. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| March 2018 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edison | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Edison | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Edison | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Edison | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Oxford | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Hollinger | 8.9 miles | 13 | |
| Beaver City | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| Deerfield Corner | 11.8 miles | 14 | |
| Holbrook | 12.5 miles | 8 | |
| Hendley | 14.4 miles | 14 | |
| Precept | 14.6 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 Edison | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q383657 | 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 829026. 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.






