Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“The Plainview Carnegie Library in Plainview, Nebraska is a Carnegie library which was built in 1916-1917. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.”
Wikipedia article Plainview Carnegie Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Pierce County · listed in 1993 · 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 14 fires within 5 miles of Plainview Carnegie Library between 2005 and 2020, burning about 20 acres in total. 1 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 | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2017 | Smoking | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2017 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Plainview Carnegie Library: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Reigle Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plainview, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 16 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | $500,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds did around $300,000 damage to mainly farm buildings around Plainview. |
| July 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Plainview | $120,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Plainview | $28,000 | Lightning struck a home causing damage. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | $20,000 | One grain bin destroyed and another damaged. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Plainview | $10,000 | The hail broke a few car windows and damaged the siding of several houses in the area. |
| October 2017 | Flood | Plainview | $5,000 | The North Fork Elkhorn River rose above flood stage for 65 hours. The river crested at 13.36 feet, flood stage is 12 feet. Several county roads near the river flooded. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Local newspaper reported that the roof was torn off of the Plainview Elementary School. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Emergency manager reported a couple of small sheds destroyed and power lines down. Several grain bins were collapsed from the top and sides. Also reported roof and fence damage. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Law enforcement reported damage to a roof of a business and power lines down. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Plainview | - | This is for flooding along the North Fork Elkhorn River. The river gage near Pierce, operated by the USGS, peaked at 17.34 feet at 2 am on March 14th. Minor flood stage is 12 feet, moderate flood stage is 14 feet while major flood stage is 16 feet. Preliminary this peak is the highest on record. The town of Pierce was saved by their levee which never overtopped or breached. Despite this portions of the town had 2 to 3 feet of water. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph were accompanied by dime size hail south of Plainview. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Plainview | - | Rainfall of around 3 inches in several hours across parts of Pierce county caused flash flooding around the Plainview area. Standing water was still across a local baseball field the next morning. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph or greater that lasted for 10 or 15 minutes uprooted 50 to 60 trees southwest of Plainview and toppled an outbuilding. Trees, power lines and signs were downed in Plainview as well, causing some building and vehicle damage throughout the area. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph downed some 2 to 3 inch tree limbs near town. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph downed a few branches in Plainview. The winds were accompanied by penny size hail. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Plainview | - | Hail, mostly dime size, was driven by strong winds causing a path of crop damage from just north through east of Plainview. Some damaged crops were also observed south of town. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated between 60 and 70 mph brought large trees down near town. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph were estimated by the fire and rescue department in town. The strong winds downed trees in town. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts over 60 mph downed a couple of trees in town. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Plainview | - | This was the third and last supercell to track across Pierce county this night. |
| June 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Plainview | - | Another brief tornado touchdown in open country with no damage reported. |
| April 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Plainview | - | A tornado briefly touched down northeast of Plainview. Pierce County Pierce Osmond,25,1635CST,,,0,0,?,?,Thunderstorm Winds (G61) Two tractor semi-trailers with empty livestock trailers were blown over resulting in a total loss of the truck tractors. Two county buildings and a nearby garage were damaged. Center pivot irrigation systems were also twisted and blown over. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Hail | Plainview | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad Depot | 0.2 miles | 2005 |
 | Athletic Park Band Shell | 0.2 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000056 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pierce County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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