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Rushville, Nebraska

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Rushville City. It lies in ZIP code area 69360. The Survey maps it on the Rushville quadrangle. 816 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,740 feet above sea level.

Rushville within Sheridan County

On record in Rushville

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 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Rushville fell from 890 to 816 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.

YearPeople Change
2010890
2020816-74 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

22 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Rushville between 2007 and 2020, burning about 888 acres in total. 4 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
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural4
Debris and open burning4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2018Equipment and vehicle use15 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
23 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use60 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
1 September 2014Natural225 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
6 August 2015Natural50 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
3 August 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
12 August 2015Equipment and vehicle use50 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
1 August 2014Equipment and vehicle use25 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sheridan County

Storms near this place

60 of 119 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rushville in 119 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 80 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 10 tornado, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1996Flash FloodRushville$500,000no account filed
June 2006Tornado (F1)Rushville$150,000An anti-cyclonic left-moving supercell produced a brief, weak tornado that ripped off the roof of a home, destroyed the attached two car garage, moved outbuildings, and destroyed metal cattle shields. Debris from the destroyed home impacted a large metal machine shed and was scattered along a 1 mile path northeast of the farmstead. The home was a complete loss as the chimney fell into the house breaking floor joists.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindRushville$150,000Outflow winds estimated at 90 mph, from an anti-cyclonic left-moving supercell that produced a weak tornado 1.5 miles south of Rushville, uprooted trees, took roofs off two buildings, toppled an old wooden grain elevator, and overturned a camper. Falling trees damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
May 2000HailRushville$100,000Extensive damage to houses and vehicles in Rushville.
June 2006HailRushville$15,000no account filed
August 2002HailRushville$15,000no account filed
June 2015HailRushville$10,000The fire department reported that damage occurred to siding and the roof of a house located 2 miles east southeast of Rushville. Hail size was reported as golf ball.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindRushville$10,000Garage wall blown out and dog kennel destroyed
June 2009HailRushville$8,000no account filed
June 2001HailRushville$7,0002.75 inch to 3.00 inch hail was reported.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindRushville$5,000A wet microburst occured in the Rushville area causing roof and powerline damage.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindRushville$5,000Thunderstorm wind gusts produced some minor structural and roof damage in the Rushville area.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindRushville$5,000Thunderstorm wind gusts snapped off utility poles.
August 2004HailRushville$4,000no account filed
June 2004HailRushville$3,000no account filed
July 2011Flash FloodRushville$1,000A rural road was washed out 5 miles north of Rushville.
August 2002Tornado (F0)Rushville$1,000The tornado touched down briefly over open rangeland.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindRushville$1,000Power pole broken
June 2004HailRushville$1,000no account filed
June 2004HailRushville$1,000no account filed
April 2025HailRushville-Delayed report, time estimated by radar.
July 2024HailRushville-Report via social media. Time estimated from radar.
July 2023HailRushville-Public reported hail ranging from quarter to golf ball size south of Rushville.
July 2023HailRushville-Public reported golf ball size hail west of Rushville with photos included.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindRushville-Mesonet wind gust of 65 MPH reported at Rushville.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindRushville-Thunderstorm wind gust.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindRushville-Winds of 60 mph were reported by sheriff.
July 2019HailRushville-Public reported hail to 2 inches in diameter via social media.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindRushville-A trained weather spotter reported a 4 inch diameter tree branch downed and estimated 60 mph wind gusts.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindRushville-A trained weather spotter reported several tree branches downed and estimated wind gusts up to 70 mph.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindRushville-Public estimated wind gusts to 70 mph.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindRushville-Estimated 60 mph winds with power outage in Rushville affecting over 450 people.
June 2018HailRushville-Most of the hail was penny to nickle sized with some ping pong ball size hail mixed in.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindRushville-No significant damage reported from this wind gust.
June 2015HailRushville-Reported hail ranging from pea to quarter size with winds estimated at 40 mph.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindRushville-A trained spotter located 3 miles north northwest of Rushville reported several trees were blown over.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindRushville-Wind gust was from a storm chaser's anemometer.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Rushville-At 2008MDT, Rushville Volunteer Fire and Rescue reported a tornado touched down 1.5 miles south of Rushville. The tornado moved briefly north before lifting at 2010MDT. No damage was reported. Average path width was 20 yards.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindRushville-Winds estimated up to 60 mph.
May 2015Funnel CloudRushville-Funnel reported at an estimated time of 2110MDT.
July 2013Tornado (EF0)Rushville-At 1626MDT, the Rushville Fire Department reported a tornado on the ground for approximately 10 minutes. The tornado was stationary over open range land with no damage reported. The path width was 60 yards.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindRushville-Spotter estimated winds to 60 mph.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindRushville-This gust was easterly and outflow from a squall line to the east.
June 2011HailRushville-Public reported ping pong ball sized hail.
June 2011HailRushville-Public reported baseball sized hail.
May 2010Funnel CloudRushville-Law enforcement reported a funnel cloud 4 miles west and north of Rushville.
July 2010Tornado (EF0)Rushville-The public reported a tornado touchdown in a field. No damage or injuries were reported from the tornado touchdown.
June 2010Tornado (EF0)Rushville-Brief tornado reported by county sheriff at Highway 20 and 360th Lane. No damage was reported as the tornado touched down over a rural area.
May 2009HailRushville-The public reported nickel size hail along with frequent cloud to ground lightning.
August 2008HailRushville-Nickel to quarter size hail fell along with heavy rain and strong winds.
June 2006HailRushville-The hail destroyed 200 acres of wheat and corn crops.
May 2005HailRushville-Hail covered the ground.
June 1999Tornado (F0)Rushville-The Sheridan county Emergency Manager observed several brief tornado touchdowns along the 2 mile path. No property damage was reported.
June 1999Tornado (F0)Rushville-A spotter on the scene reported a brief tornado touchdown.
June 1999Tornado (F0)Rushville-Spotters observed a brief tornado touch down in open country.
August 1997Tornado (F0)Rushville-A weak tornado made a brief touchdown in open country.
July 2025HailRushville-no account filed
June 2024HailRushville-no account filed
June 2023HailRushville-no account filed
August 2023HailRushville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sheridan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Clinton6.7 miles8
Hay Springs12.2 miles8
Gordon15.1 miles8
Peters (historical)17.3 miles8
Grayson (historical)17.9 miles11
Albany (historical)19.0 miles8
Adaton (historical)19.6 miles8
Whiteclay19.8 miles8

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 RushvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q936177The 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 832788. 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.