Built in 1912. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Nuckolls County · listed in 2002 · category: Structure · built in 1912.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Nelson Cemetery Walk between 2000 and 2020, burning about 744 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 February 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nelson, the town this property stands in, in 67 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 30 thunderstorm wind, 24 hail, 8 heavy rain, 4 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | $1,000,000 | A line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts up to 80 MPH moved across the county. In Nelson, trees were reported down, including one that fell on a house and pickup, causing extensive damage to the house. At the fairgrounds, a tin roof was removed from a barn, and a couple its trusses were damaged. The roof of the arena was damaged and a camper was flipped on it side. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Nelson | $300,000 | Hail ranging in size from quarters to tennis balls was reported in and around Nelson. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | $200,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 65 MPH resulted in tree damage in the area. A couple of grain bins and pieces of farm equipment were damaged. |
| August 1996 | Lightning | Nelson | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Nelson | $75,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Nelson | $45,000 | A tornado set down south of Deweese and hit one farmstead on its 2 mile path. A shed and grain bin were damaged. Power poles were broken in the small tornadoes path. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Nelson | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Nelson | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 65 MPH resulted in a truck and livestock trailer being tipped over at the junction of Highway 136 and Highway 14. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | $5,000 | A tree branch with a diameter of at least 10 inches fell across the road in Nelson. |
| November 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Nelson | $3,000 | This tornado caused very minor damage along its short path through rural areas. The maximum wind speed was estimated to be 75 MPH. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | A wind gust of 68 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located near Nelson. Local law enforcement reported tree damage and several downed power lines in the area. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located six miles northwest of Nelson. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 65 MPH. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | A wind gust of 67 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile north of Nelson, and a wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles west-southwest of Nelson. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile north of Nelson. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile north of Nelson. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | A wind gust of 67 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile north of Nelson. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH resulted in area power outages. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | A 64 mph wind gust was measured by a mesonet station located 6 miles southwest of Nelson. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | A 59 MPH wind gust was measured by a mesonet station located 1 mile north of Nelson. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | A 71 MPH wind gust was measured by a mesonet station located 1 mile north of Nelson at 3:41 AM CDT, with a 73 MPH wind gust measured at 3:43 AM CDT. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | A 63 MPH wind gust was measured by a mesonet station located 5 miles north of Nelson. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Nelson | - | A multi-day rainfall total of 6.99 was reported 5 miles south-southeast of Deweese. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Nelson | - | A storm total rainfall amount of 3.16 inches was measured. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Nelson | - | A storm total rainfall amount of 3.83 inches was measured. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Nelson | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.81 inches...all of which fell between 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. CDT. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Nelson | - | One inch diameter hail began falling at 3:55 p.m. CDT, and by 3:58 p.m. CDT, hail diameter increased to 1.5 inches. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Nelson | - | Rain total of 3.08 inches for the past 24 hours. Report comes from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network. The rain began during the late afternoon on June 14th, with the last round of rain ending during the early morning hours of June 15th. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Nelson | - | Rain total of 3.28 of inches for the past 24 hours. The rain began during the late afternoon on June 14th, with the last round of rain ending during the early morning hours of June 15th. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Nelson | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.98 inches was reported by a NeRAIN observer. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Nelson | - | Storm total rainfall of 4.12 inches was reported by a NeRAIN observer. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Nelson | - | A tornado was reported by spotters just northwest of Nelson and moving southeast at the time. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Nelson | - | A tornado was reported just east of Nelson along the Elk Creek. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Nelson | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nuckolls County Courthouse | 0.4 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02001480 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Nuckolls County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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