Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“The Greeley County Courthouse in Greeley, Nebraska was built in 1913-14. It was designed by architects Berlinghof & Davis in Classical Revival style.”
Wikipedia article Greeley County Courthouse (Nebraska), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Greeley County · listed in 1990 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Greeley County Courthouse between 2007 and 2019, burning about 235 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 March 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 November 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greeley, the town this property stands in, in 63 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 44 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeley | $750,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 80 MPH resulted in a long swath of damage in Greeley and Nance counties. Report from social media noted this swath was approximately 6 to 8 miles wide. Widespread tree damage was reported, including large limbs downed and trunks split, as well as several flipped irrigation pivots. The combination of wind and hail caused widespread crop damage in the area. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeley | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Greeley | $80,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Greeley | $80,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Greeley | $75,000 | The severe thunderstorm which had spawned some brief tornados earlier was to blame for a short path tornado centered about 6 miles north of Greeley. The tornado upset 2 center irrigation pivots and damaged a shelter belt. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Greeley | $50,000 | Hail up to the size of quarters, driven by wind gusts of unknown speed, resulted in damage to a corn field. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeley | $50,000 | Tree damage reported across town. Trees up to two feet in diameter were downed. |
| February 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Greeley | $50,000 | A weak tornado, with peak winds estimated at 70 mph, briefly touched down west of Greeley. Damage was confined to an overturned pivot. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Greeley | $50,000 | Three inches of rain fell east of Greeley and washed out country roads and crops in the area. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeley | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds of 65 to 70 mph caused considerable damage to trees in Greeley. |
| October 2013 | Hail | Greeley | $25,000 | Quarter to golf ball size hail occurred with some rain. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeley | $25,000 | Small tree branches were blown down at a home and hail of unknown size resulted in broken house windows and a broken windshield. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeley | $25,000 | Tree limbs were blown down in Greeley, with one falling onto and damaging a vehicle. Crop damage was also reported in the area. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Greeley | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Greeley | $20,000 | no account filed |
| October 2013 | Hail | Greeley | $15,000 | Quarter to half dollar size hail occurred with rain mixed in. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Greeley | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Greeley | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeley | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Greeley | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeley | $10,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH resulted in tree limbs up to 3-4 inches in diameter being downed in town. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Greeley | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeley | $5,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH. Power lines were knocked down in the area. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Greeley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeley | $3,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. Tree branches were downed in portions of town, some of which were several inches in diameter. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeley | $2,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH resulted in some tree damage in Greeley. Limbs up to four inches in diameter were downed. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Greeley | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in Greeley. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Greeley | - | This brief tornado was witnessed by storm spotters, just east of U.S. Highway 281. This tornado contained a wind speed that was estimated at 70 mph. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Greeley | - | This report was from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network (NERAIN). The time was estimated from radar data. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeley | - | A large tree was down, closing a county road. An exact location was not specified. This report was from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network. The time was estimated from radar data. |
| May 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Greeley | - | No damage was reported with this brief tornado touchdown. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Greeley | - | Thunderstorms produced hail up to golf ball-size at Coatsfield and walnut-size in Greeley as they repeatedly moved across the same area. Nearly four inches of rain fell at Spalding. Thunderstorm winds blew the windows out of a house north of Genoa and blew down trees in Belgrade. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| October 2023 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Greeley | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Greeley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 4.0 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89002228 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Greeley County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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