Lakeside, Nebraska
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1989. It stands in South Sheridan precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69351. The Survey maps it on the Lakeside quadrangle. It stands 3,881 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1948 USGS Lakeside quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Lakeside quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Lakeside quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Lakeside between 2012 and 2020, burning about 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
39 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lakeside in 39 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 32 hail, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1999 | Hail | Lakeside | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage to tree branches. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside | - | Public estimated wind gusts of 60 to 70 MPH along with pea sized hail at this location. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Lakeside | - | Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Lakeside | - | Public reported quarter size hail near Lakeside. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside | - | Public estimated winds at 60 mph, which blew an anchored trampoline 20 yards into a power line and broke. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Lakeside | - | Hail ranged from pea to golf ball size. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside | - | No major damage was reported with this wind gust. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside | - | Winds estimated to 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeside | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts broke numerous tree branches. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Lakeside | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Lakeside | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Antioch | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Hoffland | 12.4 miles | 11 | |
| Jennings (historical) | 14.1 miles | 11 | |
| Bingham | 18.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lulu (historical) | 18.9 miles | 10 | |
| Hilton (historical) | 26.4 miles | 10 | |
| Grayson (historical) | 27.9 miles | 11 |
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 Lakeside | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6479059 | 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 830598. 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.






