Haig, Nebraska
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mitchell precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69357. The Survey maps it on the Mitchell quadrangle. It stands 3,927 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1898 USGS Scotts Bluff quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
156 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Haig between 1993 and 2020, burning about 580 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 3 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 | 74 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Fireworks | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Scotts Bluff National Monument | BIKE TRAIL |
| 14 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2020 | 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 Haig: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Haig in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haig | - | Mesonet site 4 WNW of Terrytown reported a wind gust of 69mph. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haig | - | Spotter recorded 62 MPH wind gust on personal weather station. Strong winds blew down flag pole. Pea to half inch hail size was also occurring at the time. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haig | - | Numerous reports of snapped power poles and large trees down 3 miles W of Scottsbluff. Winds estimated at 80+ MPH. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haig | - | A Davis weather station 4 miles NW of Scottsbluff measured a wind gust to 104 MPH. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haig | - | Observer reported that large diameter trees were knocked over by winds. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haig | - | A standalone outbuilding was blown by the thunderstorm winds into the middle of South Mitchell Road just north of Highway 92. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Haig | - | The canyons west of Scotts Bluff Monument were running full and Highway 92 was underwater in several places. Flood waters swept a truck off County Road 17 and Highway 92. The stranded driver was rescued. Three to four feet of water was flowing down County Road 17, which washed out the road. Flash flooding closed Old Oregon Trail west of Scottsbluff. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Haig | - | County Road 13 was flooded with two to three feet of water west of Scottsbluff. Several other roads near the Mitchell and Gering canals were flooded. Highway 92 was flooded at two locations with swift flowing water six to eight inches deep. County Road L between County Road 16 and Rifle Site Road was covered by fast moving water. South Mitchell Road flooded from just south of Mitchell to Highway 92. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Haig | - | Marble to quarter size hail was reported west of Scottsbluff. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Haig | - | Dime to quarter size hail was reported south of Mitchell. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Haig | - | Brief tornado reported over open country. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costin | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Covert | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Heldt | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hubbard Corner | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Jane | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| South Mitchell | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Pelton | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Mitchell | 4.9 miles | 14 |
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 Haig | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18152583 | 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 829745. 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.




