York, Nebraska
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in York City. It lies in ZIP code area 68467. The Survey maps it on the York South quadrangle. 8,066 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,601 feet above sea level.
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On record in York
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 3 records
York Public Librarylisted 1990
York Subwaylisted 1992- York Auditoriumlisted 2023
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1898 USGS York quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1899 USGS York quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS York South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS York quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
52 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of York between 2007 and 2017, burning about 35 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2016 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 June 2008 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 90 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names York in 90 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 51 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 7 heavy rain, 3 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | 1 hurt, $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $10,000,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. Hail ranged in size from quarters to 2.5 inches in diameter in York. Some tree and canopy damage was reported on the York College campus. |
| June 2022 | Hail | York | $10,000,000 | Hail ranging in size anywhere from quarters to 2.5 inches in diameter was reported across York and in Waco. The largest stones of 2-2.5 inches in diameter were reported in the city of York. Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH was reported in York. Damage to trees and canopies on the York College campus was reported. |
| June 2022 | Hail | York | $8,000,000 | Most hail in and around York ranged in size from quarters to ping pong balls. The largest hail, tennis ball size, was reported by a storm chaser on the east side of York. |
| May 2011 | Hail | York | $1,000,000 | Hail up to 3 inches in diameter fell in York for several minutes. The roof of a city elementary school was totaled by the hail. |
| April 2005 | Hail | York | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | York | $250,000 | Golfball size hail was covering the ground. |
| June 2005 | Hail | York | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $200,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 75 MPH in the area. Visibility was near-zero due to blowing dust, semi-trucks were tipped over along Interstate 80 in the area. |
| September 2016 | Hail | York | $125,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | York | $100,000 | Along with the golf ball size hail, wind gusts were estimated to be 70 mph, blowing down 2 to 4 inch diameter branches at the eastbound I-80 rest area in York County. |
| May 2011 | Hail | York | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Heavy Rain | York | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Flash Flood | York | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | York | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | York | $75,000 | Several reports of quarter to golf ball sized hail were received from around the York area. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | York | $60,000 | Nickel to golf ball size hail was reported. |
| June 2006 | Lightning | York | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | York | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $25,000 | A wind gust of 82 MPH was measured approximately 1 mile south of the York interchange of Interstate 80. |
| May 2012 | Hail | York | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | York | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | York | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | York | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | York | $15,000 | Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported in the area. |
| July 2014 | Hail | York | $15,000 | This hail was reported just north of Interstate 80. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | York | $15,000 | The following reports are 24-hour rain totals, with the vast majority of rainfall occurring between 1130 pm and 2 am CDT. Around 1 mile southwest of downtown York, 6.40 inches of rain fell. This was from the NERAIN network. About 1 mile east southeast of York, 4.93 inches of rain was reported from the NERAIN network. About 3 miles north of York, 4.71 inches of rain occurred, reported from a cooperative observer. A total of 4.03 inches of rain fell at the York Airport. In Bradshaw, 3.20 inches of rain was recorded by a cooperative observer. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $10,000 | Scattered power outages in York reported by law enforcement. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $10,000 | Tree limb 12 to 15 inches in diameter blown down. |
| September 2007 | Heavy Rain | York | $10,000 | About 2 inches of rain fell in the York area in less than 90 minutes. |
| June 2008 | Hail | York | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | York | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | York | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | York | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | York | $5,000 | The hail was accompanied by 60 mph winds. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | A wind gust of 65 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located in York. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles west-northwest of York. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | York | - | A CoCoRaHS station recorded a rain total of 3.60 inches for the day, with rain ongoing at observation time. Most rain fell early morning of the 26th. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | York | - | A total of 3.04 inches was measured since midnight. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | York | - | A total of 3.08 inches was measured since midnight. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | Along with the golf ball size hail, wind gusts were estimated to be 70 mph, blowing down 2 to 4 inch diameter branches at the eastbound I-80 rest area in York County. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | Wind gusts between 60 and 70 MPH were reported in York. |
| August 2014 | Hail | York | - | This report was received via Facebook. |
| August 2014 | Hail | York | - | A few hail stones up to the size of quarters occurred on the north side of York. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | York | - | Total rainfall of 3.05 inches fell over the past 24 hours. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | Winds gusted up to 82 mph around York, blowing the roof off of a shed. |
| April 2023 | Hail | York | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | York | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | York | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | York | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | York | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Houston | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Mapps | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Charlestown (historical) | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Waco | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Bradshaw | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| McCool Junction | 8.6 miles | 15 | |
| Thayer | 8.6 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 York | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q656815 | 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 834911. 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.






