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Eureka, Nevada

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Eureka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89316. It lies near Goodwin Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Eureka quadrangle. 414 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,480 feet above sea level.

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Eureka within Eureka County

On record in Eureka

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Surveyed buildings and structures 5 records

Population over time

2 figures

Eureka fell from 610 to 414 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010610
2020414-196 (-32%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

8 of 19 photographs shown, 1940 to 2022

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Main street. Eureka, Nevada
Main street. Eureka, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Ghost mining town once produced over eighty million dollars in gold, silver and load. Eureka, Nevada
Ghost mining town once produced over eighty million dollars in gold, silver and load. Eureka, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Feeding cattle. Horshoe Ranch, Eureka County, Nevada
Feeding cattle. Horshoe Ranch, Eureka County, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Snow on Emigrant Pass. Eureka County, Nevada
Snow on Emigrant Pass. Eureka County, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Emigrant Pass. Eureka County, Nevada
Emigrant Pass. Eureka County, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
A stunning sky above remote Eureka County, Nevada
A stunning sky above remote Eureka County, Nevada
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Train crossing the mountains. Eureka County, Nevada
Train crossing the mountains. Eureka County, Nevada
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Old assay office, Eureka, Nevada; Aerial photographs of ranches, Eureka County, Nevada
Old assay office, Eureka, Nevada; Aerial photographs of ranches, Eureka County, Nevada
Owen, Blanton, 1945-1998 (Research team member), 1989. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Eureka County

Fires near this place

36 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Eureka between 1993 and 2020, burning about 598 acres in total. 29 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
Natural29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1997Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficePINTO
4 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeFRONTIER
25 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeWINDFALL
8 August 1994Natural2.0 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeGOODWIN
8 August 1994Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeTREEINROCK
8 August 1994Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeHUNTER
4 August 2002Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficePOWERLINE
4 August 2000Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeDUR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Eureka County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 141 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 141 workings within 5 miles of Eureka: 99 past producers, 20 unknowns, 14 occurrences, 4 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Silver, Gold, Lead, Gold, Lead, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Adams Hill AreaGold, Lead, Silver, ZincUnknown
Bullwacker MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Arsenic, ZincPast Producer1876
Connelly MineGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Diamond MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Bismuth, ArsenicPast Producer1874
Diamond MineLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Distinction TunnelSilver, Gold, Copper, LeadPast Producer1913
Dugout TunnelSilver, Lead, Gold, Antimony, CopperPast Producer1874
Dugout TunnelGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Dunderberg MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, GoldPast Producer
Eureka ConsolidatedGold, Silver, Molybdenum, Copper, Iron, TelluriumPast Producer1873

Every working recorded in Eureka County

Storms near this place

24 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eureka in 24 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2023FloodEureka$800,000Across Antelope Valley, warm temperatures, rainfall and snowmelt caused flooding and road closures of Antelope Valley Road from US-50 to Three C Roads. Flooding and road closures also occurred at Roberts Creek Road from US-50 to McEwen Mine. Three Bars Road flooded and has been lost completely and will have to be rebuilt with new culverts.
March 2023FloodEureka$10,000Warm temperatures, rainfall, and snowmelt caused flooding of Duckwater Road in the Fish Creek Area. Duckwater Road was reduced to 1 lane at the Eureka-White Pine County line.
August 2017Flash FloodEureka$5,000A road was washed out by a flash flood. Damages are estimated.
August 2017Flash FloodEureka$3,000Multiple roads in the area showed evidence of flash flooding. Damages are estimated.
July 2015Flash FloodEureka$1,000Very heavy rain caused Fish Creek to overflow its bank and flow across state road 379. The water was at least 6 inches deep. Damages are estimated.
September 2011Flash FloodEureka$1,000Spotter reported rivers running through their property. Later in the day they attempted to drive to Eureka but the Antelope Valley road was covered in water.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindEureka-Station (COMN2) Combs Canyon Raws, Elevation 6590 feet.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindEureka-Station (COMN2) Combs Canyon raws, Elevation 6589 feet.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindEureka-Station (COMN2) Combs Canyon Raws. Elevation 6590 feet.
May 2021HailEureka-Law Enforcement reported hail estimated to be 1.00 inches in diameter.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindEureka-Station (COMN2) Combs Canyon, Elevation 6590 feet.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindEureka-Station (COMN2), Combs Canyon Raws, Elevation 6589 feet.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindEureka-Station (COMN2) Combs Canyon Raws, Elevation 6589 feet.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindEureka-Station (COMN2) Combs Canyon Raws, Elevation 6589 feet.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindEureka-A severe thunderstorm produced a dry microburst, resulting in a gust to 62 mph at the Combs Canyon RAWS.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindEureka-A thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at the Combs Canyon RAWS.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindEureka-no account filed
July 2017Thunderstorm WindEureka-no account filed
July 2014Thunderstorm WindEureka-no account filed
July 2004HailEureka-no account filed
July 2003Flash FloodEureka-no account filed
July 2003Flash FloodEureka-no account filed
May 2000Flash FloodEureka-no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindEureka-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Eureka County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ruby Hill1.5 miles13
Eunice Place4.6 miles13
Prospect (historical)5.0 miles16
Vanderbilt (historical)6.1 miles15
Pinto (historical)6.7 miles15
Diamond City (historical)16.4 miles13
Birch (historical)28.6 miles13
Romano (historical)29.9 miles19

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 EurekaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q548856The 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 840384. 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.