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.
Then and now
1925 to 1997The 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.


Compare 1925 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1925 USGS Hoopa quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Tectah Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Tectah Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Weed quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Ah Pah Ridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Hoopa quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Ah Pah Ridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional 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/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | LYONS RANCH III |
| 30 September 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Redwood National and State Parks | ELK |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 100 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | TECTAH |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | B-1040 |
| 23 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CHOKER |
| 20 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | GLEN |
| 2 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | BYPASS |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | BLUE CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Camp Chrome No.1 | Chromium | Prospect | ||
| Surpur Creek | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| Unnamed Location | Gold, Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Gold Occurrence | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Reported Occurrences | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Reported Occurrences | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | Placer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsons | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Elk Grove (historical) | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Pecwan | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pekwan (historical) | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Shregegon (historical) | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Surgone | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Mettah | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Notchko | 9.3 miles | 15 |
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 Q5392629 | The 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.









