Erie, Nevada
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Clark census division. The Survey maps it on the Hidden Valley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 26 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.
- 1910 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:250000
- 1912 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Ivanpah quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Kingman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Sloan quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mesquite Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Hidden Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
113 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Erie between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,106 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | SLOAN 24 |
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | ST ROSE |
| 29 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | SLOAN 27 |
| 21 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | SLOAN 3 |
| 18 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | SLOAN 26 |
| 14 September 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | SLOAN 25 |
| 9 August 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | 40 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | CENTER 2 |
| 9 August 1994 | Natural | 45 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | HIDDEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Erie: 12 occurrences, 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Manske Claim | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Erie Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Nevada Pacific Minerals Co. Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Nevada Royale Quarry | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Humdinger | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Jean Carnotite Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Jean-Sloan Area Uranium Locality 14 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Jean-Sloan Area Uranium Locality 15 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Jean-Sloan Area Uranium Locality 16 | Uranium | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Erie in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erie | $50,000 | Approximately 20 trees were blown down, two road signs were damaged, a brick wall and a fence were destroyed, and a wooden structure was destroyed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan | 5.1 miles | 27 | |
| Jean | 7.8 miles | 25 | |
| Bard | 8.1 miles | 27 | |
| Exploration Peak Park | 10.1 miles | 24 | |
| Arden | 10.2 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain's Edge | 10.7 miles | 24 | |
| Enterprise | 10.7 miles | 24 | |
| Goodsprings | 10.8 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856022. 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.











