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One of 20 National Register listings published here for Fillmore County · listed in 2025 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
First Congregational Church
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
- Address. 906 H St., Geneva, 68361
- When was it listed? December 2025
- Category. building
- Township. Geneva township
- National Register reference number. 100012251 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
49 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of First Congregational Church between 2001 and 2020, burning about 55 acres in total. 1 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 29 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this property
60 of 71 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Geneva, the town this property stands in, in 71 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 39 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2005 | Hail | Geneva | 1 hurt, $100,000 | Baseball size hail pounded the vehicle of the Fillmore County Emergency Manager. The windshield was shattered and glass flew into the eyes of the Emergency Manager. He was able to drive to the local hospital to receive treatment and was released. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Geneva | $1,500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $200,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 65 MPH resulted in minor tree damage across town, with one larger limb blocking a street. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $200,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $100,000 | A hole was knocked in a roof by a large limb which fell. There was other wind damage throughout town. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Geneva | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Geneva | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Geneva | $75,000 | no account filed |
| October 2013 | Hail | Geneva | $50,000 | This report of golf ball size hail was received via Facebook. The observer explicitly stated that the hail fell at 9 pm CDT. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $25,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 75 MPH resulted in tree damage in Geneva. A semi-truck was blown over on Highway 81. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Geneva | $25,000 | Winds up to 60 mph accompanied the hail. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $25,000 | no account filed |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $15,000 | A semi-tractor trailer was blown over one mile south of Geneva. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $10,000 | A wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles north-northwest of Geneva and a wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles west of Geneva. Tree damage was reported in Geneva, and one power pole was damaged. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Geneva | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Geneva | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Geneva | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Geneva | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Geneva | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Geneva | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Lightning | Geneva | $2,000 | A lightning strike hit the Fillmore County courthouse and destroyed the flag pole on the top of the building, and also disabled the automatic door system. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | A wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles west of Geneva. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | Measured wind gusts along this path included the following: 61 MPH from three miles east-northeast of Geneva; 60 MPH from four west of Geneva; 58 MPH from five miles west of Geneva. Power outages were reported in Geneva. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles northwest of Geneva. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | A wind gust of 69 MPH was recorded by a mesonet station located four miles east-southeast of Geneva. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | A wind gust of 70 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles north-northwest of Geneva. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | A wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles west of Geneva and a wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles southwest of Geneva. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Geneva | - | Report received via mPING. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | A 60 mph wind gust was recorded three miles south of Geneva. |
| May 2016 | Heavy Rain | Geneva | - | A 24-hour rainfall total of 3.55 inches was reported. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Geneva | - | Mostly pea size hail fell with some penny size hail in the Geneva area. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | Geneva | - | A rainfall total of 3.55 inches was reported over a 24 hour period by a Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network Observer. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | Geneva | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.22 inches was reported. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | Numerous tree limbs of 6 to 8 inches in diameter, along with as many as a dozen large trees, were blown down by the wind. Some of these limbs came down on power lines, causing power to be lost across portions of town for approximately 2 hours. Damage reports from across town included some roof and window damage to several buildings, an unhooked semi trailer being blown on its side, and a light pole being knocked down onto the bleachers at the local baseball field. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | Tree damage was reported and a few power lines were blown down. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Geneva | - | Dime to nickel size hail was reported. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| October 2013 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Geneva | under 500 feet | 1992 |
 | Auditorium, The | under 500 feet | 1988 |
 | Fillmore County Courthouse | 0.2 miles | 1978 |
 | Warner's Filling Station and House | 0.2 miles | 2006 |
 | J. M. Burk House | 0.2 miles | 2001 |
 | George W. Smith House | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100012251 in Record Group 79. |
| Fillmore County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- 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.