Plymouth, Nebraska
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Plymouth precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68424. The Survey maps it on the Plymouth quadrangle. 364 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,430 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresPlymouth fell from 409 to 364 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 | 409 | |
| 2020 | 364 | -45 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Plymouth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Beatrice quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Plymouth between 2004 and 2009, burning about 11 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 27 June 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 May 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 February 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 December 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 December 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
59 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plymouth in 59 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 30 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Flood | Plymouth | $10,000 | Heavy rain produced flooding along the Little Blue River in early August 2007. The river at Fairbury reached 19.8 feet around 115 am CDT August 2nd, flood stage is 15 feet. The Little Blue River at Fairbury was above flood stage from around 830 am on August 1st until 645 pm on August 2nd. Although the flooding affected mainly agricultural lowlands, there were at least 10 to 12 spots where the water covered county roads, and Highway 4 was also covered by flood waters for a time. ||Fairbury reported 4 inches of rain from the storm with around 8 inches unofficially reported just west of the county line in the town of Alexandria. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Plymouth | $1,000 | Hail up to 1 inch in diameter nearly covered the ground white from southwest of Plymouth into town. The hail also broke several windows in town. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $500 | Thunderstorm winds caused a large tree to break in Plymouth causing minor damage to a roof. The winds also broke a window, storm window and screen at the home. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Plymouth | - | Public report of hail estimated at 1.00 inch in diameter. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Plymouth | - | Public report of hail measured at 2.00 inch in diameter. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Plymouth | - | Public report of hail measured at 1.00 inch in diameter. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Public report on social media of a measured 66 mph wind gust. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Plymouth | - | The office received a delayed report from the public of hail up to 1 inch in diameter. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Plymouth | - | Fire Department reported 1-inch hail. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Plymouth | - | Public report 1-inch hail via mPing. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Public reported a measured wind gust of 78 mph on Hwy 4 west of Plymouth. Trees, pivots and power lines down and minor building damage from 2 miles north of Tobias to 3 miles north of Plymouth to Daykin. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | A personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Plymouth | - | Trained spotter reported quarter to golf ball sized hail. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | A trained spotter reported a peak measured wind gust of 64 mph. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Trained spotter reported a measured 87 mph wind gust. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Plymouth | - | Trained spotter reported 1.25 inch hail. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Public reported an estimated peak wind gust of 65 mph. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Emergency manager reported damage to outbuildings and barns in the Plymouth area. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Public reported large 1 foot diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Public reported power outage and estimated wind gust of 60 mph. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Plymouth | - | CoCoRaHS station reported 24-hour rain total of 6.25 inches. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Plymouth | - | Emergency manager reported 24-hour rain total of 5.7 inches. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Plymouth | - | Emergency management reported 24-hour rain total of 7.10 inches. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Plymouth | - | The fire and rescue department reported nickel size hail. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | A spotter measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 67 mph on home weather equipment near Plymouth. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | A public report of measured thunderstorm winds of 61 mph caused some roof damage in the area. The winds were accompanied by quarter-size hail. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Plymouth | - | Quarter-size hail was accompanied by 61 mph thunderstorm winds in the Plymouth area. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Home weather equipment measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 78 mph a few miles northeast of Plymouth. The winds knocked down a few tree branches in the area. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph blew windows out of some vehicles, destroyed farm outbuildings and overturned a center pivot. Some power poles were also downed and at least one house sustained damage. Most of the damage was on the southeast side of town. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph were accompanied by hail that reached 1 inch in diameter. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts measured by home weather equipment at 61 mph in the Plymouth area caused a tree to fall down onto a house. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Plymouth | - | From the storm that also produced wind damage in the Plymouth area. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Plymouth | - | Hail up to golf ball-size fell from around 4 miles south of Plymouth into Plymouth. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Plymouth | - | The hail was accompanied by thunderstorm wind gusts measured at almost 60 mph. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | The cooperative observer near Plymouth measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph. The winds were accompanied by hail up to 1 inch in diameter. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Fairly large branches were reported breaking off of trees due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph tore the roof off of a 8,000 bushel grain bin. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph blew the roofs off of a hog facility and blew down several trees in the area. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph flipped a center pivot northeast of Plymouth. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Several 4 to 8 inch limbs blow down in town. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Plymouth | - | Dime to nickel size hail covered Highway 4 near town. |
| May 1999 | Flash Flood | Plymouth | - | Flash flooding covered highway 4 west of Plymouth. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Plymouth | - | 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.
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 Plymouth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q953791 | 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 832287. 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.




