Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“The Knox County Courthouse is a historic building in Center, Nebraska, the county seat of Knox County.”
Wikipedia article Knox County Courthouse (Nebraska), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Knox 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 7 fires within 5 miles of Knox County Courthouse between 2015 and 2020, burning about 294 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 14 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 November 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 218 acres | Winnebago Agency | CAMPBELL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Center, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 19 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Center | $10,000 | This tornado tracked north through a very rural area with most roads in the area minimum maintenance with limited access. A machine shed was destroyed and a trailer overturned northeast of Center and 6 cattle were killed in the area. But generally any damage was confined to old deserted farm sites along with trees in the area. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | $3,000 | Roof blown off a shed. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported damage to wind screens and trees at a food lot. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Center | - | Trained spotter reported 1.5-inch hail. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Center | - | Law enforcement reported 1.25-inch hail. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Center | - | The public reported 1.25 inch hail north of Center. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Center | - | Golf ball size hail, covering the ground, in and around Center in Knox County caused significant damage to sidings and roofs. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Center | - | Nickel size hail was reported southwest of Center. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Center | - | Hail up to nickel-size covered the ground east of Center. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down tree limbs 4 inches in diameter. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Center | - | Hail up to 1 inch in diameter lasted for several minutes. The hail covered the ground white and also stripped leaves off of trees. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | - | Law enforcement officials estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of around 60 mph in Center. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | - | Trees downed. Power outages. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Center | - | A significant hailstorm damaged corn and soybean crops in many parts of Knox county. The most significant damage occurred between Verdigre and Niobrara then east to Center and Bloomfield. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | - | Numerous 3 to 4 inch tree limbs downed. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | - | Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed trees and a couple of outbuildings. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center | - | Strong winds blew down large tree limbs. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Center | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Center | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Center | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Center | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Center | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Episcopal Church | 0.2 miles | 1972 |
 | Winnetoon Jail | 7.8 miles | 1995 |
| Winnetoon Public School | 7.9 miles | 2020 | |
 | Commercial Hotel, The | 8.0 miles | 1990 |
 | Z.C.B.J. Opera House | 8.0 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90000972 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Knox County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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