Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“The Franklin County Courthouse in Franklin, Nebraska is a courthouse built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.”
Wikipedia article Franklin County Courthouse (Nebraska), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 1990 · category: Building.
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 46 fires within 5 miles of Franklin County Courthouse between 2004 and 2019, burning about 804 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 | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Franklin, the town this property stands in, in 67 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 45 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2023 | Hail | Franklin | $4,000,000 | Hail up to the size of tennis balls was reported across Franklin. There were numerous reports of shredded trees, broken siding and windows and damage to vehicles. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Franklin | $700,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $150,000 | Damage reports included tree limbs knocked down, a couple power poles knocked over resulting in power outages, roof and carport damage in town, and a storage unit damage approximately 2 miles south of town. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $100,000 | Multiple trees blown down in Franklin. Multiple power lines blown down across Franklin County and several transformers knocked out. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $100,000 | Nickel size hail fell with the wind. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $75,000 | Wind gusts estimated at 65 MPH resulted in a roof being partially peeled back on a shed north of town and tree damage in Franklin. One tree in Franklin fell and landed on a building. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Franklin | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $75,000 | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Franklin | $50,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph came along with the hail. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Franklin | $45,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Franklin | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Franklin | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Franklin | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Franklin | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Franklin | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Franklin | $15,000 | An unofficial 24-hour rainfall amount was reported as 6.00 inches. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Franklin | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Franklin | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Franklin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Franklin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Franklin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Franklin | - | Hail ranging in size from dimes to half dollars was reported along and near this path. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Franklin | - | A CoCoRaHS observer measured 3.90 of rain between 6 p.m. and midnight CDT. |
| October 2017 | Heavy Rain | Franklin | - | A 24-hour rainfall total of 3.16 inches was reported 2 miles east-northeast of Franklin. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Franklin | - | A storm total rainfall over the past 24 hours of 3.43 inches was reported. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Franklin | - | Hail reported covering Highway 10. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | - | Numerous tree limbs were knocked down, including some that were 4 to 6 inches in diameter. Other reports included a storage building being destroyed and damage done to a home's patio roof. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Franklin | - | Hail, driven by winds of 45 mph, caused crop damage. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree and minor structural damage at the county fairgrounds. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| October 2023 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| December 2016 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Franklin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lincoln Hotel | under 500 feet | |
| Dupee Music Hall | 0.2 miles | 1985 | |
 | Franklin Bridge | 1.5 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90000962 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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