Elyria, Nebraska
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Elyria Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68837. The Survey maps it on the Elyria quadrangle. 50 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,103 feet above sea level.
On record in Elyria
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
- Fort Hartsufflisted 1978
Population over time
2 figuresElyria fell from 51 to 50 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 | 51 | |
| 2020 | 50 | -1 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1952 USGS Elyria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Burwell quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Burwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Elyria between 2012 and 2020, burning about 122 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 June 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 31 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 March 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 December 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 November 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Elyria: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulrich Pit and Plant No. 1 & 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
43 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elyria in 43 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 35 hail, 4 heavy rain, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elyria | $500,000 | A machine shed located 11 miles west and 1 mile north of Ord was destroyed. A number of power poles were knocked down from this area and extended to approximately 4 miles west of Ord. Irrigation pivots were overturned approximately 4 miles west of Ord. The start time was an estimate from radar data. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Elyria | $250,000 | A couple waves of strong to severe storms dropped hail up to the size of ping pong balls. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Elyria | $175,000 | Hail up to the size of ping pong balls was reported along this path, ground was still partially white after sunrise. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Elyria | $50,000 | This tornado was witnessed by spotters in the area and maximum wind speeds were estimated at 85 mph. The tornado started in a grove of trees along the North Loup River. The tornado snapped a power pole and damaged a pivot as it traveled east southeast before lifting. A widespread area of sporadic wind damage extended south and east of the tornado, including across Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park. The buildings at the fort sustained no damage, but some trees on the property were damaged. At least one badly damaged tree was planted during the fort's active tenure of 1874 to 1881. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Elyria | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Elyria | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Elyria | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Elyria | $35,000 | Hail between half dollar and golf ball size was reported. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Elyria | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Elyria | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Elyria | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Elyria | $15,000 | Numerous reports of water over county roads and water running over Highway 11 at mile marker 87. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Elyria | $5,000 | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail was reported, was accompanied by wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Elyria | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Elyria | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elyria | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH. Tree branches were downed and significant green snap of corn stalks was reported in the area. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Elyria | - | NeRAIN observer reported quarter size hail. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Elyria | - | A 24-hour precipitation amount of 5.50 inches was recorded 8 miles west of Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Elyria | - | A 24-hour precipitation amount of 3.62 inches was recorded 6 miles west of Elyira. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Elyria | - | A 24-hour precipitation amount of 3.46 inches was recorded 3 miles west-northwest of Elyria. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Elyria | - | Total rainfall over the past 24 hours was 3.55 inches, much of which fell in past 3-4 hours. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Elyria | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Elyria | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ord | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Geranium (historical) | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Saunders | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Vinton (historical) | 9.9 miles | 11 | |
| Spelts | 10.2 miles | 11 | |
| Sumter | 13.2 miles | 11 | |
| Olean | 13.4 miles | 11 | |
| North Loup | 17.8 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 Elyria | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2781045 | 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 829103. 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.




