Wilsonville, Nebraska
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Wilsonville precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69046. The Survey maps it on the Wilsonville quadrangle. 75 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,303 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWilsonville fell from 93 to 75 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 | 93 | |
| 2020 | 75 | -18 (-19%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Wilsonville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS McCook quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Wilsonville between 2003 and 2018, burning about 386 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 375 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 29 November 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
53 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilsonville in 53 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 40 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Hail | Wilsonville | $1,000,000 | Hail up to three inches in diameter resulted in numerous broken windows and siding damage. This hail was accompanied by wind gusts near 70 MPH. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Wilsonville | $1,000,000 | A cluster of thunderstorms sliding east just north of the Nebraska-Kansas state line produced widespread severe weather across central and southern portions of Furnas County. Hail generally up to the size of golf balls was reported across this area, though isolated larger hail fell west of Wilsonville (3 inches in diameter) and in Beaver City (baseball size). Wind gusts were estimated to be anywhere from 60 to 70 MPH, resulting in numerous reports of tree damage, including whole trees snapped and larger limbs downed. The wind-driven large hail resulted in widespread damage to crops, siding, windows, and vehicles. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilsonville | $1,000,000 | A cluster of thunderstorms sliding east just north of the Nebraska-Kansas state line produced widespread severe weather across central and southern portions of Furnas County. Hail generally up to the size of golf balls was reported across this area, though isolated larger hail fell west of Wilsonville (3 inches in diameter) and in Beaver City (baseball size). Wind gusts were estimated to be anywhere from 60 to 70 MPH, resulting in numerous reports of tree damage, including whole trees snapped and larger limbs downed. The wind-driven large hail resulted in widespread damage to crops, siding, windows, and vehicles. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilsonville | $200,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilsonville | $150,000 | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Wilsonville | $50,000 | Hail ranging in size from ping pong balls to golf balls was reported along this path. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Wilsonville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Wilsonville | $40,000 | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Hail | Wilsonville | $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilsonville | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Wilsonville | $25,000 | Golf ball sized hail was falling along Highway 47, about 7 miles south of Cambridge. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Wilsonville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Wilsonville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Wilsonville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Wilsonville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Wilsonville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Wilsonville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Wilsonville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wilsonville | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Wilsonville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Wilsonville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilsonville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Wilsonville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Wilsonville | $2,000 | Penny to quarter size hail was reported. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilsonville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilsonville | - | A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles north-northwest of Wilsonville. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilsonville | - | Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH were accompanied by hail up to the size of nickels. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EFU) | Wilsonville | - | A brief landspout tornado touched down in a rural area a few miles north-northwest of Wilsonville. No damage occurred. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | Dime to quarter sized hail fell along with heavy rain. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilsonville | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 68 mph was recorded 8 miles south of Cambridge. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Wilsonville | - | This tornado exited Red Willow County and entered Furnas county northwest of Wilsonville. The tornado was observed by a chase team and crossed open county. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Wilsonville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendley | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Deerfield Corner | 11.4 miles | 14 | |
| Cambridge | 12.1 miles | 9 | |
| Holbrook | 14.3 miles | 8 | |
| Beaver City | 14.8 miles | 13 | |
| Arapahoe | 17.2 miles | 14 | |
| Precept | 20.1 miles | 13 | |
| Edison | 20.9 miles | 14 |
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 Wilsonville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2297639 | 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 834805. 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.




