BlockWisner, Nebraska
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wisner City. It lies in ZIP code area 68791. It stands on Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wisner quadrangle. 1,239 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,388 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresWisner grew from 1,170 to 1,239 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 | 1,170 | |
| 2020 | 1,239 | +69 (+6%) |
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.
- 1955 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Wisner quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Blair quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Wisner between 2007 and 2017, burning about 141 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 29 March 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 November 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 November 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 November 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 November 2007 | Debris and open burning | 82 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 October 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 75 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wisner in 75 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 34 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 2014 | Tornado (EF4) | Wisner | 1 killed, $1,000,000 | As the tornado continued from Stanton County into Cuming county it increased in size and intensity. The tornado crossed the Elkhorn River about 3 miles west of Wisner and then crossed Highway 275 where significant damage was done to a cattle ranch. Over 300 head of cattle were lost here, as well as numerous outbuildings. The tornado continued to the north northeast, running nearly parallel to the Pilger tornado for a time impacting several farmsteads along 4 1/2 Road. As the tornado neared X Road along 4 1/2 Road it directly impacted two farmsteads where violent damage was done including completely destroying two homes down to the foundation, destroying outbuildings, lofting vehicles, and debarking trees. A 74-year-old Clarkson, Nebraska resident was killed when the vehicle he was driving was flipped by the tornado. The tornado crossed in front of the Pilger tornado and continued to the north into Wayne County about 7.25 miles north northwest of Wisner, NE. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Wisner | $500,000 | Rainfall of at least 3 to 5 inches fell over much of the upper Elkhorn River basin in the week ending 7am 6/12, including 1 to 2 inch 24 hour amounts ending 7am the 12th. This caused record or near record flooding along the Elkhorn River from around Clearwater and Neligh downstream to the Elkhorn's confluence with the Platte River. The flooding was prolonged by additional rains the week after 6/12. West Point received nearly 11 inches of rain in the week ending June 14th. In Cuming county, many gravel roads along the Elkhorn were flooded, a few were washed out including a bridge approach south of Beemer, and flooding was also reported across Highway 32 just southwest of West Point and various sections of Highway 275. Farm fields along the river also sustained damage to crops and some had land covered in sand as the river receded. The Elkhorn River near West Point crested close to 15.4 feet at 415 am on the 17th, flood stage is 12 feet. The river at West Point was above flood stage from the morning of June 11th until the morning of the 23rd. Not counting two bridge approaches, damage to roads and culverts in Cuming county for June flooding was estimated at least at $300,000, which did not include private property or crops. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Wisner | $100,000 | Melting snow caused the Elkhorn River to rise which caused ice to break up and form several jams from near Wisner downstream through West Point. The ice jams caused flooding which was aggravated by a period or two of rain that occurred during the event. Besides flooding agricultural lowlands, several county roads in the region were flooded as was Highway 275 near Wisner and West Point and Highway 32 near West Point. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | $56,000 | A roof blown off a building in Wisner. A machine shed and barn destroyed by high winds in Beemer. Numerous trees down. Part of a tree fell on a home near Beemer causing minor damage. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Wisner | $50,000 | While conducting a storm survey for the tornadoes, NWS personnel observed that flash flooding had occurred in an area northwest of Wisner where water had covered mainly rural roadways. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Wisner | $5,000 | Heavy rain caused Plum Creek to flood across county road link 20a and also several gravel roads in the area. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Public report received via social media of broken 6 to 8 inch in diameter tree limbs broken. Winds were estimated at 50-60 mph. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Emergency Management sent picture of partial roof damage to a farm building south of Wisner. It was also reported that 2 pivots were overturned and 4 power poles were downed in the same area. |
| June 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Wisner | - | This is a continuation of the EF-0 tornado that occurred in northeast Stanton County. This tornado did not produce any further damage in Cuming County. The end of the tornadoes track was determined using chaser footage. The peak estimated windspeeds in this tornado were 70 miles per hour, with a width of 25 yards. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | A personal weather stationed measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | A personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Public reported a large tree trunk snapped. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Public reported roof blown off of a machine shed. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Trained spotter reported a large tree branch (4 to 5 inches in diameter) down. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Wisner | - | This is for flooding along the Elkhorn River. The river gage at West Point, operated by the USGS, peaked at 17.36 feet at 9:45 pm on March 13th. Minor flood stage is 12 feet. Major flood stage is 18.7 feet. Preliminarily this peak is the 3rd highest on record. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Wisner | - | Water was reported flowing over Highway 275. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Wisner | - | A brief tornado formed from a mini-supercell thunderstorm just over the Cuming County line.The tornado touched down across from Old Highway 8 and damaged trees before heading north and causing minor damage to a farm home. A tractor shed was destroyed and large trees had their trunks snapped before the tornado lifted just north of the farmstead. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | A storm chaser reported winds up to 70 mph that resulted in the back window of their vehicle being blow out. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Wisner | - | The hail was also accompanied by very strong winds but no speed estimate was available. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Emergency Management estimated thunderstorm wind gusts hit 70 mph a little west of Wisner. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph uprooted trees near Wisner. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Wisner | - | Hail up to 2.5 inches in diameter fell southwest through south of Wisner. The hail fell for nearly 15 minutes and accumulated up to 2 to 3 feet in some ditches aided by 2 to 3 inches of rain that fell during and after the hail. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at close to 60 mph downed a few trees and large branches in and around Wisner which caused scattered vehicle and house damage in the area. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Wisner | - | Nickel-size hail covered the ground white near Wisner stripping some crops in the area. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Wisner | - | Hail up to ping pong ball size was reported in and around the Wisner area. |
| September 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 55 to 60 mph downed a few tree limbs in town. |
| September 2008 | Hail | Wisner | - | Hail up to penny-size covered the ground white a few miles south of Wisner. |
| February 2007 | Flood | Wisner | - | Ice jams on the Elkhorn River caused extensive flooding of lowland farmlands from southeast of Wisner to southeast of West Point. At first the flooding was very unpredictable and unstable due to the forming and breaking up of the jams, but eventually two large jams became established in Cuming county about 3 miles apart near West Point. The flood waters from these ice jams covered at least 1000 acres of farmland and closed many county roads in the area. In addition...a 15 mile stretch of Highway 275 southeast of Wisner was closed at one time or another with a 5 mile section of the Highway closed for a large part of this period. A few homes were also surrounded by the flood waters, but flood damage to them was minimal. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at between 70 and 75 mph downed trees and power lines in numerous locations across the county. West Point was especially hard hit with numerous trees downed causing damage to fences, vehicles and some buildings in town. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 to 70 mph blew a semi-trailer truck off the road near Wisner. The winds also caused some farm outbuilding damage near town. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 to 70 mph swept through the Wisner, Beemer and West Point area. The winds downed a few trees and scattered large branches which caused some car, fence and home damage. Crops were also flattened west of Wisner. |
| October 2005 | Flash Flood | Wisner | - | Law enforcement officials reported that flood waters briefly crossed the intersection of Highways 275 and 51. The flash flooding was the result of thunderstorms that tracked across the area for several hours. Radar estimated that 2 to 3 inches of rain fell across the northwest three-quarters of Cuming county. The flooding caused little or no apparent dollar damage. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Law enforcement reported that thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph downed several tree limbs in Wisner. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 70 mph uprooted trees, broke windows and caused structual damage to outbuildings in southeast Stanton county. The damage extended into Cuming county near Wisner. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Law enforcement estimated a thunderstorm wind gust around 60 mph. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts caused tree damage near Wisner. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wisner | - | The hail caused extensive crop damage near Wisner. |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Wisner | - | Eight inches of water over highway 275 through town. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wisner | - | Large tree limbs downed. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| October 2005 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Wisner | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Wisner | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck (historical) | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Bismarck | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Beemer | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Aloys | 10.9 miles | 8 | |
| Monterey | 14.6 miles | 8 | |
| West Point | 14.8 miles | 9 | |
| Saint Charles | 16.0 miles | 9 | |
| Bancroft | 18.2 miles | 9 |
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 Wisner | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q963632 | 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 834832. 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.