Paul, Nebraska
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Rock Creek precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68410. The Survey maps it on the Paul quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1907 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Paul quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Paul between 2007 and 2020, burning about 149 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 | 25 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2012 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paul in 16 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Hail | Paul | - | Trained spotter report of pea sized hail with intermittent quarter (1) sized hail. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul | - | KAFK ASOS measured wind gust of 90 mph prior to going offline. Damage to sheds at airport. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Paul | - | The office received a public report of quarter sized hail. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Paul | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul | - | Nebraska City AWOS measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul | - | Emergency manager reported a camper trailer demolished and minor tree damage to nearby trees. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul | - | Nebraska City AWOS measured a peak wind gust of 67 mph. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul | - | The Nebraska City AWOS reported a 62 mph wind gust from a thunderstorm. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Paul | - | Up to 4 inches of rain caused isolated flash flooding in extreme southern Otoe county naer county roads R and 70 during the morning of 7/7. Little damage was noted. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Paul | - | Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell for around 20 minutes 8 miles south of Nebraska City. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Paul | - | Hail up to quarter-size was reported by a spotter near Highway 75 south of Nebraska City. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Paul | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Paul | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elberon | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Minersville | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Nebraska City | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Cio (historical) | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Delta (historical) | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lorton | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Talmage | 8.0 miles | 13 | |
| Dunbar | 8.7 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 Paul | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q17747308 | 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 831998. 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.






