Taylor, Nebraska
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Taylor precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68879. It lies near Leydell Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Taylor quadrangle. 141 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,267 feet above sea level.
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On record in Taylor
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 2 records
Pavillion Hotellisted 1989
Thomas and Mary Williams Homesteadlisted 1998
Population over time
2 figuresTaylor fell from 190 to 141 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 | 190 | |
| 2020 | 141 | -49 (-26%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1952 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Broken Bow quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Burwell quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Burwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Taylor between 2007 and 2020, burning about 2,058 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 July 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 110 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Taylor in 110 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 83 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Taylor | $500,000 | The tornado was on the ground as it moved into Loup county 2 miles southeast of Taylor. The tornado moved north northeast reaching a ranch 1 mile southeast of Taylor where several buildings were damaged. Then 2 outbuildings were destroyed at a farmstead 3 miles north northeast of Taylor with several buildings damaged including the home. There was also extensive damage to machinery, fences and power poles. As the tornado remained on the ground a farm building was damaged and pickup truck overturned 4 miles north northeast of Taylor before the tornado lifted. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Taylor | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Taylor | $50,000 | As the supercell continued to track northeast and intensify, a second tornado touched down on the north side of the reservoir about 17 miles north northeast of Taylor. The second tornado was larger and longer lived as it moved across open rangeland. Four windmills were destroyed and 36 cattle were instantly killed. An additional 14 cattle were destroyed due to injuries. The tornado lifted as it moved toward the Loup and Garfield county line on the north side of Calamus Reservoir. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Taylor | $30,000 | Crops and property sustained significant damage due to large hail. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | $20,000 | Downburst thunderstorm winds caused damage to a couple of farmsteads. A trailer home sustained damage as well as livestock and irrigation equipment. Other losses included a few head of cattle killed. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Taylor | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Taylor | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Lightning | Taylor | $16,000 | Lightning struck and killed 20 head of cattle. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Taylor | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Taylor | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Taylor | $10,000 | Several corn fields were stripped around Taylor. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Taylor | $10,000 | Large hail damaged alfalfa, pastures and other crops. Considerable damage was sustained to windows, siding and roofs. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Taylor | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Taylor | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Taylor | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | $7,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds up to 60 knots downed power lines and numerous trees. |
| October 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Taylor | $6,000 | An F0 tornado touched down briefly and destroyed two calving sheds. Doors were also blown off a pole barn, fences were destroyed and power lines were down. A 400 pound calf was killed by flying debris. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | $5,000 | A full tree broke off and fell across power lines. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | $5,000 | Trees uprooted due to high winds. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Taylor | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Taylor | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | $4,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Taylor | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Taylor | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Taylor | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Taylor | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Taylor | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Taylor | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds and hail broke house windows. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Taylor | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | - | Public estimated winds of at least 60 mph. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Taylor | - | Public reported quarter size hail near Taylor. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Taylor | - | Hail up to 5 inches in diameter reported by a storm chaser at this location. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 MPH were reported by the Burwell Fire Department along with heavy rain and zero visibility. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Taylor | - | There was reports of water over Highway 91 from Taylor to Burwell. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Taylor | - | Time of report is estimated between midnight and 1230 AM. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | - | No information available. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | - | Several large tree limbs were blocking Nebraska state highway 91 between Taylor and Burwell, closing the road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | - | Several large tree branches were downed in the park in Taylor. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | - | Law enforcement estimated 70 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | - | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph in Taylor. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Taylor | - | Penny sized hail covered the ground. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Taylor | - | Tree limbs reported down in addition to golf ball sized hail. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | - | Strong winds reported. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH produced tree damage with numerous large branches down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | - | General public estimated wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Taylor | - | Hail lasted for ten minutes. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor | - | Winds blew lawn furniture around yard. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Taylor | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Taylor | - | The tornado touched down briefly over open rangeland. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Taylor | - | The tornado made a brief touchdown over open rangeland. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Taylor | - | The tornado touched down briefly in open rangeland. |
| July 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Taylor | - | A brief tornado touchdown occurred northeast of Taylor on the south side of Calamus Reservoir over open rangeland. No damage was reported. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Taylor | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Taylor | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Taylor | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Taylor | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Taylor | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Taylor | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Taylor | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Taylor | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent (historical) | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Almeria | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Mikes Meadows | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Aggies Acres | 8.9 miles | 10 |
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 Taylor | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q685966 | 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 834041. 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.




