Era, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Arco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83255. It lies near Poison Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Champagne Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1935 USGS MacKay quadrangle1:96000
- 1955 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Grouse quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Arco quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Champagne Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Era between 1992 and 2017, burning about 4,481 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Natural | 70 acres | Idaho Falls District | BLACK CAP |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | LEAD |
| 13 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | CHAMPAGNE |
| 4 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,272 acres | Idaho Falls District | CHANPAGNE |
| 31 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | COLD SPRING |
| 28 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | Idaho Falls District | CHAMPAGNE |
| 27 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | TIMBEREDDM |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | NEEDLES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Era: 7 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Silver, Geothermal, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony Prospect | Antimony | Prospect | Cervantite, Stibiconite, Stibnite | |
| Butte - Antelope Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Ella Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1883 | |
| Hornsilver Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Bismuth | Past Producer | 1883 | |
| Last Chance Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Bismuth, Gold | Past Producer | Cerargyrite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Wurtzite | |
| Lead Belt Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1890, 1908 | |
| Markell Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Oxide Lode Prospect | Iron | Prospect | Iron | |
| Reliance Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Bismuth, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Saint Louis Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Bismuth | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Antelope (historical) | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Lost River | 13.3 miles | 9 | |
| Arco | 15.3 miles | 9 | |
| Moore | 15.6 miles | 9 | |
| Butte City | 17.9 miles | 9 | |
| Darlington | 18.3 miles | 10 | |
| Smith Corrals | 24.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396468. 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.





