Murray, Nebraska
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1993. It stands in West Rock Bluff precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68409. The Survey maps it on the Murray quadrangle. 480 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,191 feet above sea level.
On record in Murray
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
Naomi Institutelisted 1977
Population over time
2 figuresMurray grew from 463 to 480 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 | 463 | |
| 2020 | 480 | +17 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1935 USGS Nehawka quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Nehawka quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Nehawka quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Murray quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Murray between 2010 and 2020, burning about 15 acres in total. 1 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 May 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 14 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 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 Murray: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Rock Construction | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
34 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Murray in 34 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 17 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | Trained spotter report of six to eight inch in diameter tree branches down and blocking roads in Murray, NE. Winds were estimated at 60-65 mph. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Murray | - | The office received a public report of quarter sized hail from mPING. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | The 911 Call Center relayed a report of a large dust cloud on the leading edge of the thunderstorm with an embedded gustnado. There was widespread tree damage in the area as well. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | A mesonet station recorded a 58 miles per hour wind gust. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | Public reported via mPING: 3-inch tree limbs broken; Power poles broken. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Murray | - | Emergency manager reported 1-inch hail. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | Public reported tree limbs down and shingles blown off roof. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | Mesonet Station UP945 measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Murray | - | Three witnesses observed tornado form south side of lake. Roof taken off residence. Several hardwood trees snapped and pine trees uprooted or snapped. Tornado continued northeast where it did substantial damage to a horse farm. Extension of house destroyed. Horse trailer rolled. Several large trees snapped an uprooted. Unable to survey northern end of track due to terrain and no road. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | Report from mping of 1-inch tree limbs broken; singles blown off. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Murray | - | Emergency manager reported water over highway 75. Slow traffic has continued on the road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | A spotter estimated winds near 60 mph. No damage was reported. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at around 60 mph was observed in the Murray area. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Murray | - | Mostly pea-size but a few stones up to nickel-size. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Murray | - | Pea to quarter-size hail fell for around 10 minutes. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated by the public at around 60 mph downed a few tree limbs up to 5 feet long and a few inches in diameter. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | Thunderstorm winds were estimated at 60 mph by Law Enforcement. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Murray | - | Hail up to golfball size was reported from around 3 miles west of Murray into Murray. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Murray | - | Golfball-size hail was reported near Murray. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | A trained spotter estimated that thunderstorm winds gusted to 70 mph in town. The winds downed some trees, and caused scattered roof and window damage. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Murray | - | Hail up to golfball size fell west of Murray. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Murray | - | This tornado damaged cabins and homes and downed trees near the Lake Waconda area by Murray. The tornado was on the ground for about 1 mile, and it was produced from the same supercell complex that spawned 2 earlier tornadoes in Cass county and also the long tracked f4 tornado that caused extensive damage in the Hallam area. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 70 mph broke several large trees in half around town. Quarter size hail also accompanied the storm. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Murray | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Murray | - | Cass County Emergency Services had 40 to 50 spotters throughout the county with several reports of brief tornado touchdowns, but no damage. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Murray | - | no account filed |
| November 2015 | Hail | Murray | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Murray | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Murray | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Murray | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Murray | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Murray | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Murray | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Murray | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Beaver Lake | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Mynard | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Rock Bluff (historical) | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Kanosha (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lake Waconda | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Nehawka | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Union | 7.0 miles | 13 |
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 Murray | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2425314 | 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 831546. 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.








