BlockUniversity Place, Nebraska
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Lincoln City. It lies in ZIP code area 68504. It stands on Deadmans Run. The Survey maps it on the Lincoln quadrangle.
On record in University Place
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 within a mile 7 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Wesleyan Hospital and Nurses Training Schoollisted 2015 · 0.1 miles away
St. Charles Apartmentslisted 1985 · 0.1 miles away
Old Main, Nebraska Wesleyan Universitylisted 1975 · 0.3 miles away
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity Houselisted 2005 · 0.5 miles away
Whitehalllisted 1982 · 0.9 miles away- First United Methodist Church Lincolnlisted 2024 · 0.2 miles away
- University Place Historic Residential Districtlisted 2003 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1897 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Lincoln city. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Crimin.Al Cases
Lincoln and Lancaster County have been remarkably free from brutal murders or complicated crimes, and resultant criminal trials, but there have been a few cases of this type which have attracted a great amount of attention. Perhaps the most notable of the murder cases in thecounty was known as the Sheedy case.
Fires near this place
10 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of University Place between 2007 and 2018, burning about 12 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 | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 May 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 May 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
30 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names University Place in 30 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 13 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | University Place | $1,500,000 | Numerous reports from a variety of sources of flash flooding in the southeast part of the city of Lincoln. Rainfall reports of 3.5 to over 5 inches of rainfall were received. This along with areas of several inches accumulation of hail led to widespread street flooding in the area. Small streams and creeks in the area also overflowed including Stevens Creek. Water was flowing over the bridge where Holdridge Street crosses Stevens Creek. Severe water rescues were performed from stranded motorists. |
| April 2026 | Hail | University Place | - | Public report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter near Lincoln, NE. |
| April 2026 | Hail | University Place | - | Public report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter near Lincoln, NE. |
| April 2026 | Hail | University Place | - | Public report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter near Lincoln, NE. |
| April 2026 | Hail | University Place | - | Public report of hail measured up to 1.25 inches in diameter near Lincoln, NE. |
| April 2026 | Hail | University Place | - | Public report of hail estimated up to 1.5 inches in diameter near Lincoln, NE. Damage also reported to vehicle hood. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | University Place | - | Personal weather station measured wind gust of 58 mph along the outflow boundary of a thunderstorm. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | University Place | - | A personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | University Place | - | Public reported a healthy, mature 8-inch diameter tree snapped via social media. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | University Place | - | Public reported a large tree limb down and a downed tree via social media. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | University Place | - | Report of a downed large tree blocking 2 lanes of traffic near 70th and Holdrege. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | University Place | - | Public provided video of tree damage in multiple spots in Lincoln. |
| June 2022 | Hail | University Place | - | Trained spotter reported 1-inch hail. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | University Place | - | Public reported a large tree uprooted. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | University Place | - | Trained spotter estimated winds at 60 mph. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | University Place | - | Report from mping of 1 inch tree limbs broken and shingles blown off of roof. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | University Place | - | Trained spotter reported a microburst near 74th and Adams in Lincoln. Trees were damaged and wind was estimated at 70 mph. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | University Place | - | Public reported tree branches broken due to thunderstorm wind gusts via mping. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | University Place | - | Trees were blown down on 58th and R streets in Lincoln. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | University Place | - | Flash flooding was reported near 73rd and O Street. People were stranded in a flooded vehicle and needed to be rescued. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | University Place | - | A large tree was uprooted in northeast Lincoln. |
| June 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | University Place | - | Video footage was taken of a brief tornado near 48th Street and Leighton Street on the University of Nebraska East Campus. No damage was reported. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | University Place | - | Several reports of flash flooding were received around the Lincoln area. This led to several road closures due to high water, including U.S. Highway 77, which had debris filled water flowing across the road. Other roadways impacted were State Highway 2, and Cornhusker Road. |
| June 2010 | Hail | University Place | - | Reported on the east side of town along 84th Street. |
| June 2008 | Hail | University Place | - | Pea to penny-size hail was reported east of Lincoln. The hail lasted for about 20 minutes. |
| May 2019 | Hail | University Place | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | University Place | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | University Place | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | University Place | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | University Place | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havelock | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Bethany | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Mark IV Estates | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Belmont | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Lincoln | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Countryside Estates | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Gaslight Village | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Woodlawn Estates | 3.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 834302. 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.