Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“Kilgore Memorial Library is a public library in York, Nebraska, United States. The library was established in 1986 following four years of development.”
Wikipedia article Kilgore Memorial Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for York County · listed in 1990 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of York Public Library between 2007 and 2017, burning about 35 acres in total. None 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2016 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 June 2008 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names York, the town this property stands in, in 90 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 51 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 7 heavy rain, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | 1 hurt, $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $10,000,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. Hail ranged in size from quarters to 2.5 inches in diameter in York. Some tree and canopy damage was reported on the York College campus. |
| June 2022 | Hail | York | $10,000,000 | Hail ranging in size anywhere from quarters to 2.5 inches in diameter was reported across York and in Waco. The largest stones of 2-2.5 inches in diameter were reported in the city of York. Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH was reported in York. Damage to trees and canopies on the York College campus was reported. |
| June 2022 | Hail | York | $8,000,000 | Most hail in and around York ranged in size from quarters to ping pong balls. The largest hail, tennis ball size, was reported by a storm chaser on the east side of York. |
| May 2011 | Hail | York | $1,000,000 | Hail up to 3 inches in diameter fell in York for several minutes. The roof of a city elementary school was totaled by the hail. |
| April 2005 | Hail | York | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | York | $250,000 | Golfball size hail was covering the ground. |
| June 2005 | Hail | York | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $200,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 75 MPH in the area. Visibility was near-zero due to blowing dust, semi-trucks were tipped over along Interstate 80 in the area. |
| September 2016 | Hail | York | $125,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | York | $100,000 | Along with the golf ball size hail, wind gusts were estimated to be 70 mph, blowing down 2 to 4 inch diameter branches at the eastbound I-80 rest area in York County. |
| May 2011 | Hail | York | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Heavy Rain | York | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Flash Flood | York | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | York | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | York | $75,000 | Several reports of quarter to golf ball sized hail were received from around the York area. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | York | $60,000 | Nickel to golf ball size hail was reported. |
| June 2006 | Lightning | York | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | York | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $25,000 | A wind gust of 82 MPH was measured approximately 1 mile south of the York interchange of Interstate 80. |
| May 2012 | Hail | York | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | York | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | York | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | York | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | York | $15,000 | Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported in the area. |
| July 2014 | Hail | York | $15,000 | This hail was reported just north of Interstate 80. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | York | $15,000 | The following reports are 24-hour rain totals, with the vast majority of rainfall occurring between 1130 pm and 2 am CDT. Around 1 mile southwest of downtown York, 6.40 inches of rain fell. This was from the NERAIN network. About 1 mile east southeast of York, 4.93 inches of rain was reported from the NERAIN network. About 3 miles north of York, 4.71 inches of rain occurred, reported from a cooperative observer. A total of 4.03 inches of rain fell at the York Airport. In Bradshaw, 3.20 inches of rain was recorded by a cooperative observer. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $10,000 | Scattered power outages in York reported by law enforcement. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $10,000 | Tree limb 12 to 15 inches in diameter blown down. |
| September 2007 | Heavy Rain | York | $10,000 | About 2 inches of rain fell in the York area in less than 90 minutes. |
| June 2008 | Hail | York | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | York | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | York | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | York | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | York | $5,000 | The hail was accompanied by 60 mph winds. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | A wind gust of 65 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located in York. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles west-northwest of York. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | York | - | A CoCoRaHS station recorded a rain total of 3.60 inches for the day, with rain ongoing at observation time. Most rain fell early morning of the 26th. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | York | - | A total of 3.04 inches was measured since midnight. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | York | - | A total of 3.08 inches was measured since midnight. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | Along with the golf ball size hail, wind gusts were estimated to be 70 mph, blowing down 2 to 4 inch diameter branches at the eastbound I-80 rest area in York County. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | Wind gusts between 60 and 70 MPH were reported in York. |
| August 2014 | Hail | York | - | This report was received via Facebook. |
| August 2014 | Hail | York | - | A few hail stones up to the size of quarters occurred on the north side of York. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | York | - | Total rainfall of 3.05 inches fell over the past 24 hours. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | Winds gusted up to 82 mph around York, blowing the roof off of a shed. |
| April 2023 | Hail | York | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | York | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | York | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | York | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | York | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Auditorium | under 500 feet | 2023 | |
 | York Subway | 0.5 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90001765 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| York County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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