Lincoln Highway

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

From the record

One of 226 National Register listings published here for Douglas County · listed in 1987 · category: Structure.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 structuress as contributing to the listing.
Address. CR 120 between One Hundred Eightieth & One Hundred Ninety First Sts., Elkhorn, 68116
When was it listed? December 1987
Category. structure
Precinct. Chicago precinct
National Register reference number. 87002098 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

33 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln Highway between 2008 and 2020, burning about 118 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	23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4
Recreation and ceremony	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	2
Smoking	1
Equipment and vehicle use	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
23 September 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
31 August 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
25 August 2008	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
22 July 2020	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
22 July 2020	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
20 July 2019	Smoking	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
2 July 2009	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
15 July 2008	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Douglas County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lincoln Highway: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Corp.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Douglas County

Storms near this property

60 of 105 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elkhorn, the town this property stands in, in 105 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 77 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 lightning. 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
May 1996	Hail	Elkhorn	$200,000	no account filed
April 2001	Lightning	Elkhorn	$165,000	Lightning struck the north corner of the roof over the garage starting a fire. Most of the damage was attributed to smoke and water.
July 2000	Lightning	Elkhorn	$150,000	A lightning strike and resultant fire caused 150 thousand dollars worth of damage to an Elkhorn church.
May 2016	Flash Flood	Elkhorn	$100,000	A couple rounds of heavy thunderstorms produced areas of flash flooding in mainly the northwest and western parts of the Omaha metro area. The initial thunderstorm produced several inches of hail accumulation that clogged city drains and also contributed to the flooding. Additional heavy thunderstorms during the early morning created street flooding closing many streets for the morning rush hour including Maple Street where the West Papillion Creek flooded its banks.
May 2024	Flash Flood	Elkhorn	$75,000	The intersection of 180th and Maple was completely covered in water, with some vehicles having difficulty driving. Low-lying roads to the north of Dodge and 204th are covered with water but not all the way up to the gutters. Some cars were having trouble driving through the street. Ponding was also reported on the eastbound side of Dodge Street in Boy's Town. Further east just after 1 in the morning, two cars were reported stuck in the water in northeast Douglas County.
July 2008	Flash Flood	Elkhorn	$2,000	Several county roads were closed briefly in western Douglas county near the Valley area due to flash flooding. Also cars reportedly stalled out as they encountered deep water near 208th and Maple in west Elkhorn. Three to 5 inches of rain was reported in the area. Reported damage was minimal.
June 1996	Hail	Elkhorn	$2,000	no account filed
April 2026	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter in Elkhorn, NE.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Elkhorn	-	Law enforcement report of thunderstorm wind damage resulting in power lines down. The wind damage occurred on the north side of a small thunderstorm complex moving through the area, where evaporative cooling of anvil precipitation likely bolstered downdraft strength.
April 2025	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported of estimated 1.25 hail.
April 2025	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public report of estimated 1 hail, from mPING report.
April 2025	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public report of measured 1.25 hail.
April 2025	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public report of hail estimated up to 1 in diameter from mPING report.
April 2025	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public report of hail estimated up to 1.5 in diameter from an mPING report.
April 2025	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public report of hail estimated up to 1.25 in diameter from an mPING report.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Elkhorn	-	The office received a public report of several trees blown down.
June 2024	Hail	Elkhorn	-	The office received a public report of quarter sized hail.
June 2024	Hail	Elkhorn	-	The office received a public report of half-dollar sized hail.
June 2024	Hail	Elkhorn	-	The office received a report of quarter sized hail from amateur radio.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported hail a bit larger than 2-inches via social media.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 1-inch hail via mPING.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 2.5-inch hail.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 1.75-inch hail.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 2- to 2.5-inch hail.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 1.25-inch hail via mPING.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 1.5-inch hail via social media.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 1.75-inch hail via mPING.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 2.5-inch hail.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 1.75-inch hail via mPING.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	NWS Employee reported 1-inch hail.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 2.75-inch hail with a picture and ruler.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 1-inch hail via mPING.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 2-inch hail via social media.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 1.75-inch hail via mPING.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 2.25-inch hail via mPING.
July 2023	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 1.5- to 2-inch hail.
June 2022	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 1 inch hail via mPing.
June 2022	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 1 inch hail via social media.
June 2022	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported via mPing 1 inch hail.
April 2022	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Public reported 1 inch hail via mPing.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Elkhorn	-	NWS Employee reported an estimated peak wind gust of 60 mph.
August 2021	Hail	Elkhorn	-	NWS Employee sent in picture of hail the size of quarters.
August 2021	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Trained spotter reported 1.25-inch hail.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Elkhorn	-	Wind blown hail up to 1 inch in diameter.
June 2017	Hail	Elkhorn	-	One inch diameter hail was reported at 216th and Pacific Streets in Elkhorn.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Elkhorn	-	An off duty NWS employee estimated 70 mph winds in Elkhorn.
May 2016	Flood	Elkhorn	-	Moderate flooding was observed along the west branch of the Pappillion Creek. This flooded and closed State Highway 64, which is also known as Maple Street near the creek during rush hour and created significant traffic congestion.
May 2016	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Numerous reports of hail were received as this supercell tracked across western and then northern parts of the Omaha metro. The largest hail, some measuring near golf ball size fell from Elkhorn east along Dodge Street to near 144th Street. Just to the north of this track, along Maple and Fort Streets copious amounts of smaller hail, some up to 1 inch in diameter fell. In some areas this accumulated to several inches deep and snowplows were used to clear the hail. Piles of hail were still present days after the event.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Elkhorn	-	The gust was an estimate from an NWS employee.
May 2014	Tornado (EF1)	Elkhorn	-	This tornado was the second of two tornadoes that hit near the Omaha area this evening. The track of this tornado was around 5 miles.
June 2014	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Reports of large hail were received from several sources across the western half of the Omaha metro area. Hail was mostly from quarter to golf ball size, but isolated locations did see hail up to 2 inches in diameter.
May 2011	Hail	Elkhorn	-	An off duty NWS employee reported that a few hailstones around half dollar-size fell in the Elkhorn area.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Elkhorn	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph downed power lines near 204th and Maple in far west Omaha.
July 2010	Funnel Cloud	Elkhorn	-	A developing thunderstorm produced a brief funnel cloud in west Omaha. The funnel was captured on film and shown by local media during the evening broadcast. No damage was observed or reported.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Elkhorn	-	Storm spotters estimated thunderstorm winds around 60 mph from the Elkhorn area to just north of 144th and Center.
June 2010	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Near Dodge and Skyline.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Elkhorn	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 to 65 mph downed large tree limbs in the 204th and Dodge and along Maple from 205th to 207th among other areas. Some of the fallen trees caused house and other damage. Fallen trees caused considerable damage to the Prospect Hill Cemetery in Elkhorn with at least 6 uprooted trees damaging at least 10 markers.
August 2010	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Hail around 1 inch in diameter was measured by an off duty NWS employee in the Elkhorn area near 208th and Maple Streets.
September 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Elkhorn	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph were accompanied by quarter-size hail in the Elkhorn area.
September 2010	Hail	Elkhorn	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph were accompanied by quarter-size hail in the Elkhorn area.

Every storm recorded in Douglas County

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 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Lincoln Highway-Omaha to Elkhorn	1.1 miles	2003
Elkhorn Town Hall	2.1 miles	2022
Elkhorn Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation)	2.1 miles	2024
Main Street Bridge	2.1 miles	1992
Father Flanagan's House	3.5 miles	1979
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home	3.5 miles	1985

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 87002098 in Record Group 79.
Douglas County	All 226 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.