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Erner, California

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Willow Creek-Hoopa Valley census division. It stands on Blue Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ah Pah Ridge quadrangle. It stands 105 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Erner within Humboldt County

Then and now

1925 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Erner (historical), surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Erner (historical), surveyed 1925

Compare 1925 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

38 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Erner (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 281 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 13 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
Arson/incendiarism13
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Debris and open burning5
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2003Natural1.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitLYONS RANCH III
30 September 2015Natural2.0 acresRedwood National and State ParksELK
3 September 2003Natural100 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitTECTAH
3 September 2003Natural3.0 acresHumboldt-Del Norte UnitB-1040
23 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitCHOKER
20 September 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitGLEN
2 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitBYPASS
15 September 2001Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Del Norte UnitBLUE CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Humboldt County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Erner (historical): 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Platinum, Platinum, Chromium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Spike Camp Chrome No.1ChromiumProspect
Surpur CreekGold, PlatinumOccurrenceStream Placer
Unnamed LocationGold, PlatinumUnknown
Gold OccurrenceGoldUnknown
Reported OccurrencesGoldOccurrence
Reported OccurrencesGoldOccurrence
UnknownGoldOccurrencePlacer

Every working recorded in Humboldt County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Johnsons5.8 miles15
Elk Grove (historical)6.4 miles12
Pecwan6.7 miles15
Pekwan (historical)6.8 miles15
Shregegon (historical)7.2 miles15
Surgone7.2 miles15
Mettah8.3 miles15
Notchko9.3 miles15

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q5392629The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682114. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.