Etna, Nevada
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Caliente census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89008. It lies near Hardy Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Caliente quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1885 USGS Pioche quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1886 USGS Pioche quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Caliente quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
142 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Etna between 1992 and 2020, burning about 875 acres in total. 117 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 | 117 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | ONE |
| 8 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | NORADO |
| 4 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | KERSHAW |
| 4 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | BUCKBOARD |
| 4 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ely District Office | NEWMAN |
| 2 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Ely District Office | STINE |
| 2 September 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | OAKSPRINGS |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | BUCKBOARD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Etna: 3 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Silver, Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caliente Perlite Mill | Perlite | Plant | ||
| Easter | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Easter Project | Silver, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Mercury | Past Producer | 1912, 1930 | |
| M. K. Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | 1975 | |
| Taylor Mine | Gold, Iron, Silver | Past Producer | Gold |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Etna in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2015: 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw (historical) | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Stine | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Caliente | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Strawberry Hill | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Indian Cove | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Boyd | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Yoacham (historical) | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Eccles | 8.5 miles | 14 |
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 Etna | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5404683 | 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 856241. 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.





