BlockKronborg, Nebraska
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Precinct 8. It lies in ZIP code area 68854. The Survey maps it on the Central City East quadrangle.
On record in Kronborg
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
St. Johannes Danske Lutherske Kirkelisted 1992 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Stromsburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Central City East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS David City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Kronborg between 2000 and 2017, burning about 67 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 February 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 February 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 November 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 November 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kronborg in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 3 tornado, 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Kronborg | $350,000 | This tornado touched down in northeast Hamilton County near Kronborg and moved northeast into southwest Polk County. This tornado was one of the more classic-looking tornadoes of the day, based on photos reviewed. The estimated maximum wind speed of 100 MPH was based primarily upon snapped power poles, but a hog facility was also heavily damages about 2 miles into the path of this tornado. The tornado crossed Highway 66 about two miles west of Polk. Just before it lifted north of Polk, the tornado took down a large metal building. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kronborg | $150,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in two irrigation pivots being knocked over. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Kronborg | $150,000 | The confirmed tornado touched down approximately 6 miles north of Hampton and tracked northward to approximately 5 miles south and 2 miles east of Hordville, where it then lifted. In total, this tornado overturned 3 irrigation pivots, destroyed 2 grain bins and downed 7 power poles. The top wind speed estimated with this tornado was 95 mph. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Kronborg | $25,000 | Early morning heavy rain resulted in reports of 4 to 6 inches across the area. This heavy rain caused water to run over a portion of Highway 66, and several county roads were under water. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Kronborg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Kronborg | - | Emergency Manager witnessed and followed this brief tornado, with location approximated based upon their information. No damage was reported. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Kronborg | - | Many streets in Aurora were flooded and egress windows in town were giving way to flash flooding. Highway 34 was covered in water just east of Aurora.The flash flooding evolved into an areal flooding situation overnight and lasted until Sunday morning, August 20th. Widespread rainfall amounts in the 4 to 7 inch range were reported. |
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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q122567829 | 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 830557. 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.