Gurley, Nebraska
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Gurley precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69141. The Survey maps it on the Gurley quadrangle. 187 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,281 feet above sea level.
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On record in Gurley
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
- Water Holes Ranchlisted 1992
Population over time
2 figuresGurley fell from 214 to 187 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 | 214 | |
| 2020 | 187 | -27 (-13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Sidney quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Gurley quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Chappell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Gurley between 2007 and 2017, burning about 203 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 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 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gurley in 64 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 34 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | Hail | Gurley | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Gurley | $4,000 | A storm produced baseball size hail 6 miles northeast of Gurley. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Gurley | - | Ping pong ball sized hail reported on the west and north side of Gurley. |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Gurley | - | Gurley Fire Chief reported a brief ground circulation. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Gurley | - | The Gurley Fire Department reported flash flooding in the town of Gurley. Roads flooded with multiple creeks and draws out of their banks. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Gurley | - | The Gurley Fire Department measured 3.25 inches of rain, resulting in flash flooding of creeks and draws with numerous roads underwater in and around the town of Gurley. |
| June 2024 | Heavy Rain | Gurley | - | Local Emergency Management reported 4.0 inches of rain 1 mile N of Gurley. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Gurley | - | Local Emergency Management provided video of fast flowing water approximately 3 miles NE of Gurley. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Gurley | - | Local Emergency Management reported fields flooded 6 miles ENE of Gurley. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Gurley | - | The public reported quarter sized hail in the town of Gurley. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Gurley | - | Local Emergency Management reported water was flowing over Road 119 approximately 4 miles SE of Dalton. The road may have been partially or completely washed out. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Gurley | - | Numerous reports of flooding along Road 50 north of Gurley. Nearly every quarter to half mile was flooded with water flowing over the roadway. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Gurley | - | A video was provided of water flowing over Road 117 north of Road 50. The road may have been washed out. Reported by Emergency Management. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Gurley | - | Social media video of dime to quarter sized hail east of Gurley. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurley | - | Heavy rainfall accumulated to 0.85 inches and pea size hail in addition to the reported thunderstorm winds were experienced. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurley | - | Heavy rains in addition to thunderstorm winds caused pooling water in nearby farm fields. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurley | - | Tree measuring twelve inches in diameter was knocked over by winds in addition to areal power outages. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Gurley | - | Half dollar size hail was observed east of Gurley. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurley | - | Peak wind gusts of 72 mph were measured with a hand-held anemometer. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurley | - | Estimated 60 mph winds were observed at Gurley. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurley | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph were reported north of Sidney. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Gurley | - | Golf ball size hail was reported three miles east of Gurley. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Gurley | - | Quarter size hail was observed nine miles west of Gurley. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Gurley | - | A spotter measured 2.91 inches of rain. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Gurley | - | Quarter size hail was reported west of Gurley. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Gurley | - | A spotter west of Gurley measured 2.10 inches of rain in less than an hour. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurley | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 50 to 60 mph in Gurley. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Gurley | - | A spotter northwest of Gurley measured 1.90 inches of rain in less than an hour. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Gurley | - | Two and a half inches of rain fell in a two-hour period. No flooding was observed. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Gurley | - | Radar estimated 3-4 inches of rainfall with report of localized flooding along county road 119 betweencounty roads 44 and 46. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Gurley | - | Rope tornado briefly touched down over open country. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurley | - | 6 to 7 inch diameter limbs broken by high wind gusts 7 miles southeast of Gurley, NE |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurley | - | 68 mph wind gust reported 6 miles northeast of Gurley, NE |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurley | - | 64 mph wind gust reported 6 miles northeast of Gurley, NE |
| March 1998 | Hail | Gurley | - | Marble to golf ball size hail fell and covered the ground up to 5 inches. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Gurley | - | Severe thunderstorms moved southeast through Cheyenne County during the afternoon. Hail from the thunderstorms destroyed or damaged 55,615 acres of cropland, causing millions of dollars in losses. The worst damage was in the northwest part of the county as well as just southeast of Sidney. One area of hail began nine miles west of Dalton and cut a two mile wide path for eight to ten miles. Also, A brief tornado was observed near the state line, 10 miles south of Sunol. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Gurley | - | Severe thunderstorms moved southeast through Cheyenne County during the afternoon. Hail from the thunderstorms destroyed or damaged 55,615 acres of cropland, causing millions of dollars in losses. The worst damage was in the northwest part of the county as well as just southeast of Sidney. One area of hail began nine miles west of Dalton and cut a two mile wide path for eight to ten miles. Also, A brief tornado was observed near the state line, 10 miles south of Sunol. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| October 2021 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Gurley | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Huntsman | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Ordville (historical) | 10.1 miles | 8 | |
| Brownson | 12.0 miles | 8 | |
| Sidney | 12.4 miles | 11 | |
| Colton | 13.1 miles | 11 | |
| Sunol | 15.9 miles | 11 | |
| Point of Rocks | 16.5 miles | 8 |
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 Gurley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2389913 | 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 829723. 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.




