BlockNorth Star, Nebraska
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Loup Ferry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68638. The Survey maps it on the Belgrade SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1899 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Belgrade SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
2 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Star in 2 storm reports between 2001 and 2008: 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2001 | Tornado (F0) | North Star | $50,000 | Tornado entered Nance County from Greeley County. The tornado then exited Nance County and entered Boone County. |
| June 2008 | Hail | North Star | $2,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Creek | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Belgrade | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Fullerton | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Merchiston | 13.3 miles | 13 | |
| Krakow | 20.3 miles | 13 | |
| Genoa | 22.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 831732. 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.
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.