Lindsay, Nebraska
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in St. Bernard Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68644. The Survey maps it on the Lindsay quadrangle. 283 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,690 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLindsay grew from 255 to 283 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 | 255 | |
| 2020 | 283 | +28 (+11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Lindsay quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Stanton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Lindsay between 2001 and 2018, burning about 173 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 26 June 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 June 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.3 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 26 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
40 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lindsay in 40 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 18 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 3 flash flood. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Lindsay | $250,000 | Rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, with some unofficial reports of 8 inches, caused flash flooding from around Lindsay through the Platte Center area along Shell and Elm Creeks. The flooding was most pronounced along Elm Creek in Platte Center where 50 to 70 homes and 10 businesses sustained flood damage. The flood waters also caused propane tanks to float down streets in town and forced most people to evacuate. Two city parks were also flooded Portions of the town remained flooded well through the 30th. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Lindsay | $200,000 | Heavy rain from roughly June 7th into the 14th produced prolonged flooding along Shell Creek and its tributaries from near Lindsay in Platte county downstream to near Platte Center then to around Schuyler in Colfax county. The high water flooded many county roads and forced the closure of Highway 81 northwest of Columbus and also Highway 91 between Humphrey and Lindsay. A motorist had to be rescued by area residents late on the 10th when his vehicle became flooded while attempting to drive through flood waters west of Platte Center, the motorist was uninjured. Cropland was also damaged because of the high water. Shell Creek near Columbus crested around 21.6 feet for a prolonged period from late morning on June 12th until early morning on the 13th. Flood stage is 20 feet. The creek near Columbus was above flood stage from the evening of June 11th until the late afternoon hours of June 14th, although flooding occurred earlier than the 11th upstream of the gauge and probably lasted longer than the 14th downstream. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | $100,000 | An intense bow echo line of thunderstorms caused a swath of damage 3 miles wide and 10 miles long centered near and just north of Lindsay. Wind gusts were measured at 109 mph by a wind recording instrument at the Lindsay Manufactoring Co., causing around 40 thousand dollars worth of damage at the plant itself. The winds overturned at least 10 center pivot irrigation units in this area, toppled a metal silo 1.5 miles northeast of Lindsay and destroyed the top of a cement silo 1 mile west of Lindsay. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Lindsay | $20,000 | Rainfall of around 3 inches in an hour or so brought flash flooding along Shell Creek and tributaries near and south of Lindsay. The flooding closed Lindsay Highway that runs south from town to Highway 22 and flooded the Lindsay Manufacturing parking lot and pedestrian bridge. The rain fell on saturated soils due to rains that fell earlier in the week and most of the damage from this flood was confined to gravel washed off of county roads and some crop damage. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated around 70 mph broke power poles and overturned center pivots near Lindsay. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | Emergency manager relayed report of numerous trees downed and broken branches across the city. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | Public reported structural damage to walls and roof of a cattle shed. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | Public reported numerous large tree limbs down around town. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | A 60 mph wind gust was reported east of Lindsay. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | Trees and power lines were reported down west of Lindsay. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | A storm chaser reported wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph with the thunderstorm. |
| June 2010 | Heavy Rain | Lindsay | - | Three inches of rain fell in about 60 minutes. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Lindsay | - | Hail up to golfball-size covered the ground from along the Madison county line north of Lindsay into the Lindsay area. The hail was driven by winds estimated at around 55 mph. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Lindsay | - | Heavy rain during the overnight hours of June 7th/8th caused Shell Creek to flood from around the Lindsay area to near Platte Center. Besides flooding agricultural lowlands, almost every road that intersected the creek was closed due to flood waters. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Lindsay | - | Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches fell across northern and western Platte county on Tuesday and Tuesday night May 29th and May 30th. The heavy rain caused Shell Creek to flood county roads from Lindsay to Platte Center to just northeast of Columbus. Some bridge damage was noted near Lindsay, with road damage reported from Lindsay to near Platte Center. The flooding subsided over the county by midday on June 1st. |
| May 2007 | Flood | Lindsay | - | Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches fell across northern and western Platte county. The heavy rain caused Shell Creek to flood county roads from Lindsay to Platte Center to just northeast of Columbus. Some bridge damage was noted near Lindsay, with road damage reported from Lindsay to near Platte Center. A few homes around the Lindsay area had to be sandbagged. The swollen Shell Creek caused 3 to 4 inches of water to flow across Highway 81 south of Platte Center for a while Thursday May 30th. The flooding continued through midday June 1st. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | Thunderstorm winds were estimated at 60 mph south of Lindsay. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Lindsay | - | Covered the ground 6 inches deep against the side of shed, mostly pea-size. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph caused some tree damage northwest of Lindsay or just south of Newman Grove. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Lindsay | - | The hail stripped some corn in the area. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph blew down numerous large limbs west of Lindsay. The winds were accompanied by quarter size hail. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Lindsay | - | Hail up to baseball size knocked car windshields out, broke windows on a few homes and did siding damage. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | Tree damage was reported by law enforcement officials in Lindsay from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph. |
| July 2000 | Flood | Lindsay | - | Heavy rainfall caused minor lowland flooding around Lindsay. Some of the flood waters briefly flowed onto highway 91 west of Lindsay, however the highway remained opened. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindsay | - | Thunderstorm wind gust estimated by a cooperative observer to be around 70 mph broke 8 inch diameter tree limbs off. |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Lindsay | - | Lindsay Manufacturing parking lot was evacuated after becoming submerged by flood waters. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Lindsay | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Lindsay | - | 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 Bernard | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Rosenborg | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Cornlea | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Humphrey | 11.1 miles | 9 | |
| Tarnov | 11.7 miles | 9 | |
| Platte Center | 15.6 miles | 8 | |
| Monroe | 16.4 miles | 14 | |
| Creston | 17.6 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 Lindsay | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2169588 | 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 830744. 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.




