Arthur, Nevada
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wells census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89833. The Survey maps it on the Secret Valley quadrangle. It stands 6,348 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Halleck quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Elko quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Secret Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Elko quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Arthur between 1998 and 2012, burning under an acre in total. 3 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | WOOLVERTON2 |
| 24 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | USFS 3 |
| 14 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Elko District Office | VOR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Arthur: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, 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.
Storms near this place
20 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arthur in 20 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Arthur | $1,000 | Water and mud several feet deep along the shoulder of Highway 93 about 35 miles south of Wells. Time and damages estimated. NWS Storm Survey completed. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Station (RBVN2) Ruby Valley, Elevation 6891 ft. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Station (RBVN2) Ruby Valley, Elevation 6891 ft. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Arthur | - | Hail was seen covering I-80 from NDOT camera at Emigrant Pass. Reports from travelers said that hail sounded like a shotgun was hitting the vehicle. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Station (RBVN2) Ruby Valley Raws, Elevation 6899 feet. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Station (WSPNV) 6 S Clover Valley, Elevation 5794 feet. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Downburst winds occurred at station (WSPNV) Warm Springs Raws, Elevation 5795 feet. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Downburst winds occurred at station (WSPNV) 6.3 S Clover Valley, Elevation 5794 feet. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Station (RBVN2) Ruby Valley Raws, Elevation 6900 feet. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Ruby Valley (RBVN2), Elevation 6899 feet. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Isolated thunderstorm produced an isolated wind gust to 63 MPH at Station 6.3 S Clover Valley (WSPNV), Elevation 5795 feet. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | An embedded thunderstorm along a cold front produced an isolated wind gust of 61 MPH at the Station Ruby Valley Raws (RBVN2), Elevation 6900 feet. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Arthur | - | NDOT reported water, mud, and debris over U.S. 93 at mile marker 70 and SR 229 near the intersection of U.S 93 and SR 229. The was from the Echo burn scar. Damage unknown. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Thunderstorm winds gusted to 61 mph at the Ruby Valley RAWS and 59 mph at both the Wells Moor Grade Mesonet site and the HD Summit Mesonet site. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Arthur | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Arthur | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret (historical) | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Clover (historical) | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Wood (historical) | 10.9 miles | 14 | |
| Warm Creek (historical) | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| Voight (historical) | 13.3 miles | 12 | |
| Fair Play (historical) | 13.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lamoille | 16.0 miles | 15 | |
| Tobar (historical) | 17.4 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Arthur | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4797729 | 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 858749. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






