Plainview, Nebraska
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Plainview City. It lies in ZIP code area 68769. The Survey maps it on the Plainview quadrangle. 1,282 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,683 feet above sea level.
On record in Plainview
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 3 records
Athletic Park Band Shelllisted 1992
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad Depotlisted 2005
Plainview Carnegie Librarylisted 1993
Population over time
2 figuresPlainview grew from 1,246 to 1,282 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 | 1,246 | |
| 2020 | 1,282 | +36 (+3%) |
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 Sioux City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Norfolk quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Plainview between 2005 and 2020, burning about 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2017 | Smoking | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2017 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 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 Plainview: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Reigle Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
37 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plainview in 37 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 16 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | $500,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds did around $300,000 damage to mainly farm buildings around Plainview. |
| July 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Plainview | $120,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Plainview | $28,000 | Lightning struck a home causing damage. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | $20,000 | One grain bin destroyed and another damaged. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Plainview | $10,000 | The hail broke a few car windows and damaged the siding of several houses in the area. |
| October 2017 | Flood | Plainview | $5,000 | The North Fork Elkhorn River rose above flood stage for 65 hours. The river crested at 13.36 feet, flood stage is 12 feet. Several county roads near the river flooded. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Local newspaper reported that the roof was torn off of the Plainview Elementary School. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Emergency manager reported a couple of small sheds destroyed and power lines down. Several grain bins were collapsed from the top and sides. Also reported roof and fence damage. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Law enforcement reported damage to a roof of a business and power lines down. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Plainview | - | This is for flooding along the North Fork Elkhorn River. The river gage near Pierce, operated by the USGS, peaked at 17.34 feet at 2 am on March 14th. Minor flood stage is 12 feet, moderate flood stage is 14 feet while major flood stage is 16 feet. Preliminary this peak is the highest on record. The town of Pierce was saved by their levee which never overtopped or breached. Despite this portions of the town had 2 to 3 feet of water. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph were accompanied by dime size hail south of Plainview. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Plainview | - | Rainfall of around 3 inches in several hours across parts of Pierce county caused flash flooding around the Plainview area. Standing water was still across a local baseball field the next morning. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph or greater that lasted for 10 or 15 minutes uprooted 50 to 60 trees southwest of Plainview and toppled an outbuilding. Trees, power lines and signs were downed in Plainview as well, causing some building and vehicle damage throughout the area. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph downed some 2 to 3 inch tree limbs near town. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph downed a few branches in Plainview. The winds were accompanied by penny size hail. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Plainview | - | Hail, mostly dime size, was driven by strong winds causing a path of crop damage from just north through east of Plainview. Some damaged crops were also observed south of town. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated between 60 and 70 mph brought large trees down near town. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph were estimated by the fire and rescue department in town. The strong winds downed trees in town. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts over 60 mph downed a couple of trees in town. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Plainview | - | This was the third and last supercell to track across Pierce county this night. |
| June 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Plainview | - | Another brief tornado touchdown in open country with no damage reported. |
| April 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Plainview | - | A tornado briefly touched down northeast of Plainview. Pierce County Pierce Osmond,25,1635CST,,,0,0,?,?,Thunderstorm Winds (G61) Two tractor semi-trailers with empty livestock trailers were blown over resulting in a total loss of the truck tractors. Two county buildings and a nearby garage were damaged. Center pivot irrigation systems were also twisted and blown over. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End Tailer Court | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Breslau | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Foster | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Osmond | 10.4 miles | 10 | |
| McLean | 17.3 miles | 9 | |
| Pierce | 17.5 miles | 10 | |
| Wee Town | 21.8 miles | 10 | |
| West Randolph (historical) | 22.5 miles | 9 |
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 Plainview | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q957851 | 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 832141. 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.




