Nemaha, Nebraska
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Nemaha precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68414. It stands on Jarvis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nemaha quadrangle. 114 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 912 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresNemaha fell from 149 to 114 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 | 149 | |
| 2020 | 114 | -35 (-23%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1915 USGS Nemaha quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Nemaha quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Nemaha quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Nemaha quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Falls City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Nemaha between 2002 and 2020, burning about 1,260 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 June 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190467-00000-04092020-1310 |
| 9 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230705-00310-04092020-1300 |
| 8 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 26 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nemaha: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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.
Storms near this place
33 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nemaha in 33 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 18 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 2 funnel cloud, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Hail | Nemaha | - | Public report of hail estimated at one inch in diameter. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | A 64 miles per hour wind gust was measured by a personal weather station. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Nemaha | - | The Nemaha County Emergency Manager reported baseball sized hail was falling in Nemaha. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | A 69 miles per hour wind gust was reported by the public. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | A 59 miles per hour wind gust was measured on a personal weather station. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | A 60 miles per hour wind gust was measured by a personal weather station. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | A 69 miles per hour wind gust was measured by a personal weather station. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | A personal weather station measured a 58 miles per hour wind gust. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | Mesonet site measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | A public personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | A personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | Emergency manager reported numerous trees down and power outages across the county. There were reports of property damage from trees to garages and vehicles. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | Emergency manager reported power lines and large trees down in Nemaha. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Nemaha | - | Hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell in the Auburn area. The hail was accompanied by wind gusts that were measured at 80 mph by home weather equipment. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 to 80 mph destroyed one grain bin and partially flattened two others near Nemaha. Some other outbuilding and tree damage was noted. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph downed numerous large tree branches and limbs in the area. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Nemaha | - | Hail did not completely cover the ground. The area also received one inch of rain. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Nemaha | - | In response to repeated days of heavy rainfall from thunderstorms across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, the Missouri River went into flood. The Missouri River at Brownville crested on May 31st at a stage of 35.79 feet. This led to widespread lowland flooding of agricultural land. This flooding persisted into early June. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph nearly destroyed one machine shed and damaged another one. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph downed tree limbs in the area. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph downed tree limbs 8 to 10 inches in diameter. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Nemaha | - | Hail up to nickel size fell in Nemaha for around 16 minutes. |
| June 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Nemaha | - | Reported by storm spotter. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | Thunderstorm winds gusts of 60 mph were estimated in Nemaha. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemaha | - | Playground equipment destroyed at park. |
| May 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Nemaha | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Nemaha | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Nemaha | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Nemaha | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Nemaha | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Nemaha | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Nemaha | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Nemaha | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownville | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Deroin (historical) | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Howe | 7.8 miles | 10 | |
| Auburn | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Peru | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| Glenrock | 13.7 miles | 10 | |
| Rohrs | 14.3 miles | 10 | |
| Julian | 16.4 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 Nemaha | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2541978 | 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 831589. 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.







