Lawrence, Nebraska
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Victor precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68957. The Survey maps it on the Lawrence quadrangle. 272 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,877 feet above sea level.
On record in Lawrence
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
Lawrence Opera Houselisted 1988
Population over time
2 figuresLawrence fell from 304 to 272 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 | 304 | |
| 2020 | 272 | -32 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1898 USGS Superior quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Red Cloud quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
42 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Lawrence between 2005 and 2020, burning about 266 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 | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 24 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 27 June 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
42 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lawrence in 42 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 19 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 8 heavy rain, 1 lightning. 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrence | $1,400,000 | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Lawrence | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Lawrence | $75,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Lawrence | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Lawrence | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Lawrence | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrence | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrence | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Lawrence | $35,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrence | $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Lawrence | $25,000 | This tornado danced its way along an approximately six mile path in rural eastern Webster County and ended in far western Nuckolls County. It started just west of Highway 78 between 5-6 miles north of Guide Rock. The worst damage along its path occurred at a nearby farmstead, where there was widespread tree damage and minor damage to the home. The tornado crossed the highway and sporadically damaged some trees for the next couple of miles. The tornado eventually grazed another farmstead and damaged a couple areas of cedar trees. A local resident noted fence damage and debris in a fence north of the farmstead. The tornado likely ended at or near a farmstead in far western Nuckolls County where some tree damage and outbuilding damage occurred. The estimated peak wind was 85 MPH. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Lawrence | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flood | Lawrence | $15,000 | Storm total rainfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches were reported across the area. Water covered a few county roads, especially in the Lawrence area. Lowland flooding was also reported. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Lawrence | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Lawrence | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Lawrence | $5,000 | Flash flooding occurred four miles west of Nelson where a culvert had washed out, and also US Highway 136 was under water five miles east-northeast of Guide Rock. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrence | $1,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH knocked down some tree limbs of at least a few inches in diameter. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | Lawrence | - | Heavy rain fell across mainly northwestern and far east-central portions of Nuckolls County, with the majority occurring between 10 PM and 2 AM. The highest measured amount was 3.59 inches, by a CoCoRaHS observer located in Lawrence. Amounts of 3-4 inches were reported elsewhere in the Lawrence area, as well as near Ruskin. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrence | - | A wind gust of 68 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles east of Lawrence. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrence | - | Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH were accompanied by pea size hail. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Lawrence | - | A storm total rainfall amount of 3.35 inches was measured. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrence | - | A large tree limb was downed in town. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Lawrence | - | A 24-hour rainfall total of 3.86...most of which fell during the evening of the 4th into the early morning of the 5th. Also in Nuckolls County, 3.88 was reported 3 miles northwest of Oak. Two-day rainfall totals of 3-7 were common within much of Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Nuckolls, Thayer, southern Hall, southern Hamilton and southern York counties, resulting in significant flooding across parts of the area. |
| October 2013 | Heavy Rain | Lawrence | - | A rainfall total of 4.29 inches occurred. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Lawrence | - | Rain total of 4.66 inches for the past 24 hours. Report comes from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network. The rain began during the late afternoon on June 14th, with the last round of rain ending during the early morning hours of June 15th. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrence | - | A 70 mph wind gust was reported by the Lawrence Fire Department. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Lawrence | - | Rain total of 3.16 inches for the past 24 hours. Report comes from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network. The rain began during the late afternoon on June 14th, with the last round of rain ending during the early morning hours of June 15th. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Lawrence | - | Rain total of 4.40 inches for the past 24 hours. Report comes from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network. The rain began during the late afternoon on June 14th, with the last round of rain ending during the early morning hours of June 15th. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Lawrence | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.91 inches was reported by a NeRAIN observer. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Lawrence | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Lawrence | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Lawrence | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Lawrence | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Lawrence | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Lawrence | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Lawrence | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrence | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Lawrence | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lawrence | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Lawrence | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lawrence | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Lawrence | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Stephens | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Clare | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Nelson | 11.9 miles | 11 | |
| Abdal (historical) | 13.8 miles | 12 | |
| Angus | 14.9 miles | 12 | |
| Smyrna | 15.7 miles | 12 | |
| Bostwick | 17.3 miles | 11 | |
| Nora | 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 Lawrence | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2124666 | 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 830643. 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.





