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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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
Eureka Historic Districtlisted 1973
Surveyed buildings and structures 5 records
- Eureka County Courthouse, Main Street, Eurekafederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Eureka Sentinel Building, Monroe Street, Eurekafederal building survey, 1 photograph
- First Methodist Church, Spring Street, Eurekafederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Presbyterian Church, Edwards Street, Eurekafederal building survey, 1 photograph
- St. Brendan's Roman Catholic Church, O'Neal Avenue, Eurekafederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
2 figuresEureka 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 610 | |
| 2020 | 414 | -196 (-32%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Ely quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Newark Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
8 of 19 photographs shown, 1940 to 2022Taken 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.
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1940. Library of Congress
Owen, Blanton, 1945-1998 (Research team member), 1989. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Eureka County
Fires near this place
36 since 1993Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | PINTO |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | FRONTIER |
| 25 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | WINDFALL |
| 8 August 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | GOODWIN |
| 8 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | TREEINROCK |
| 8 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | HUNTER |
| 4 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | POWERLINE |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | DUR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 141 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Hill Area | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Bullwacker Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Arsenic, Zinc | Past Producer | 1876 | |
| Connelly Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Diamond Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Bismuth, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1874 | |
| Diamond Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Distinction Tunnel | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1913 | |
| Dugout Tunnel | Silver, Lead, Gold, Antimony, Copper | Past Producer | 1874 | |
| Dugout Tunnel | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Dunderberg Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Eureka Consolidated | Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Copper, Iron, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1873 |
Storms near this place
24 since 1996Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Flood | Eureka | $800,000 | Across 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 2023 | Flood | Eureka | $10,000 | Warm 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 2017 | Flash Flood | Eureka | $5,000 | A road was washed out by a flash flood. Damages are estimated. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Eureka | $3,000 | Multiple roads in the area showed evidence of flash flooding. Damages are estimated. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Eureka | $1,000 | Very 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 2011 | Flash Flood | Eureka | $1,000 | Spotter 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | Station (COMN2) Combs Canyon Raws, Elevation 6590 feet. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | Station (COMN2) Combs Canyon raws, Elevation 6589 feet. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | Station (COMN2) Combs Canyon Raws. Elevation 6590 feet. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Eureka | - | Law Enforcement reported hail estimated to be 1.00 inches in diameter. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | Station (COMN2) Combs Canyon, Elevation 6590 feet. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | Station (COMN2), Combs Canyon Raws, Elevation 6589 feet. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | Station (COMN2) Combs Canyon Raws, Elevation 6589 feet. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | Station (COMN2) Combs Canyon Raws, Elevation 6589 feet. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a dry microburst, resulting in a gust to 62 mph at the Combs Canyon RAWS. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at the Combs Canyon RAWS. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Hill | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Eunice Place | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Prospect (historical) | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Vanderbilt (historical) | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Pinto (historical) | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Diamond City (historical) | 16.4 miles | 13 | |
| Birch (historical) | 28.6 miles | 13 | |
| Romano (historical) | 29.9 miles | 19 |
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 Eureka | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q548856 | 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 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.





