West Lincoln, 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 68521. The Survey maps it on the Lincoln quadrangle.

West Lincoln within Lancaster County

On record in West Lincoln

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Hayward Schoollisted 1985 · 1.0 miles away

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 16 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.

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.

From Lincoln, the Capital City and Lancaster County, Nebraska;, published 1916 - Lincoln City

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.

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Fires near this place

16 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of West Lincoln between 2008 and 2020, burning about 34 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	10
Recreation and ceremony	2
Smoking	2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1
Fireworks	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 2012	Fireworks	2.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
4 July 2012	Recreation and ceremony	3.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
22 July 2012	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
18 July 2012	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
4 June 2012	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
5 April 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
21 April 2020	Debris and open burning	10 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lancaster County

Storms near this place

48 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Lincoln in 48 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 28 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
September 2025	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Emergency manager report of hail estimated at nickel to quarter-sized in diameter.
July 2023	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Public reported 1-inch hail.
July 2023	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Public reported 1-inch hail.
June 2022	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Report received for 1.25 inch hail.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	ASOS station at Lincoln Airport reported 69 mph wind.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	ASOS at Lincoln Airport measured wind at 67 mph.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	Emergency management reported significant number of power outages in Lincoln due to downed power lines.
May 2019	Flash Flood	West Lincoln	-	Several intersections are flooded. At least one with water up to the headlights of vehicles.
September 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	A power outage was reported at 31St and Merrill.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	Large tree limbs down east of downtown Lincoln.
May 2017	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Quarter size hail reported at 40th and Old Cheney Road.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	A 59 MPH wind gust was reported at Lincoln Airport.
June 2017	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Also 60 mph wind was reported at the same location.
June 2017	Hail	West Lincoln	-	One inch hail at AT 48th St. AND Highway 2. Sixty mph winds were also reported at the same location.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	There were numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down in Lincoln.
April 2016	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Several reports of large hail and gusty winds were received from Lincoln. The hail size ranged from nickel size to ping pong ball.
May 2015	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Hail was falling near Memorial Stadium.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 60 mph downed some trees or caused tree damage in the Lincoln area knocking the power out for some LES customers.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	A spotter measured a thunderstorm wind gust at 75 mph about 1.5 miles east of the Lincoln airport. The strong winds downed trees in the area.
May 2014	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Reported about 1.5 miles east of the airport.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	A trained spotter estimated winds of 60 to 65 mph.
May 2012	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Reported at the Lincoln Airpark.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	A thunderstorm gust of 60 mph was recorded at the Lincoln airport. The strong winds downed some tree limbs which in turned brought down a few power lines in the Lincoln area. More than 450 LES customers lost power.
April 2012	Flash Flood	West Lincoln	-	Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches caused flash flooding across several streets in Lincoln and also along Antelope Creek. Damage was apparently minimal.
September 2012	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Hail up to 1.50 inches was reported at 70th and A Street in Lincoln.
August 2011	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Near 58th and R Streets.
April 2011	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Hail up to quarter-size almost covered the ground completely across mainly northern Lincoln. This report was near 27th and Superior Streets.
June 2011	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Hail up to golf ball-size was reported in the Lincoln area. A report of 1.5 inch hail was observed at 54th and Knox Streets. Some tree damage was also noted in town due to thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 55 to 60 mph. A 56 mph gust was recorded by Asos at the Lincoln Airport.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 60 mph downed a tree near 48th and Holdrege. Hail up to golf ball-size was reported from the storm in the Lincoln area as well.
August 2011	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Nickel to quarter-size hail was reported across the northwest part of Lincoln and was from the second super-cell thunderstorm that tracked across the city within an hours time.
May 2010	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Reported near 84th and Van Dorn Streets.
June 2010	Hail	West Lincoln	-	The first round of Hail up to golf ball to baseball-size fell across Lincoln for a period of 15 to 25 minutes, mostly across the north part of town. Hail of 1 to 2 inches in diameter was reported at 33rd and Holdrege, 27th and Superior and North 1st Streets with the baseball-size hail reported 2 miles north of Lincoln. The hail damaged vehicles and houses in the area including 23 police cruisers that were parked in an uncovered lot near 27th and Holdrege. At least 140 insurance claims of hail damage were received by one insurance firm alone in the Lincoln area as of June 22nd.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph destroyed or blew away several portable toilets, one of which blew threw a windshield of a car. The winds also knocked down several trees, some power lines and fences, mostly in northwest Lincoln. Around 450 LES customers lost power for a time.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated as high as 60 to 65 mph pushed through the Lincoln area causing scattered tree damage and power outages. At least 35 calls were made to remove trees or large limbs from streets or vehicles. The winds at the Lincoln airport were measured at 57 mph by Asos, but according to the Lincoln Journal, the south part of Lincoln was the hardest hit so winds were probably stronger there. Around 4000 LES customers lost power from the storm.
June 2009	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported on the west side of Lincoln.
June 2008	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Reported near Interstate 80 and Cornhusker.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph downed large branches near 37th and D Streets.
June 2008	Hail	West Lincoln	-	Reported near 14th and Mill Road.
June 2008	Hail	West Lincoln	-	At 66th and Y Streets.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	The Asos at the Lincoln airport measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 68 mph. The strong winds downed a few large tree limbs in town.
April 2019	Hail	West Lincoln	-	no account filed
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	no account filed
April 2017	Hail	West Lincoln	-	no account filed
April 2017	Hail	West Lincoln	-	no account filed
April 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	West Lincoln	-	no account filed
August 2014	Hail	West Lincoln	-	no account filed
May 2014	Hail	West Lincoln	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	West Lincoln	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lancaster 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Countryside Estates	0.6 miles	16
Gaslight Village	0.6 miles	16
Woodlawn Estates	0.6 miles	16
Belmont	1.6 miles	16
Mark IV Estates	2.4 miles	16
Cushman	3.3 miles	16
Huskerville	3.7 miles	16
Woodlawn	3.9 miles	15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 834603. 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.