Dolores County, Colorado

47 topographic sheets cover 5 settlements here, and 3 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

3 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Colorado within the United States

Dolores County within Colorado

What the record shows

78 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
3 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings.
1 of the 3 listings was added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 5 populated places in this county; 5 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Dey Building	building	1999	99000448
William Kauffman House	building	1982	82001014
Rico City Hall	building	1974	74000574

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

480 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 480 of them, burning about 43,095 acres. 422 started naturally and 1 was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	422
Recreation and ceremony	31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	13
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Smoking	4
Fireworks	2
Debris and open burning	2
Other causes	1
Arson/incendiarism	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
22 July 2018	Natural	19,634 acres	San Juan National Forest	PLATEAU
7 August 2009	Natural	7,300 acres	San Juan National Forest	NARRAGUINNEP
20 July 1996	Natural	3,840 acres	San Juan National Forest	DISAPPOINTMENT
20 June 2019	Natural	2,560 acres	San Juan National Forest	DOE CANYON
21 June 2016	Natural	2,142 acres	San Juan National Forest	LONG DRAW
22 July 2018	Natural	1,424 acres	San Juan National Forest	WEST GUARD
11 September 2005	Natural	1,105 acres	San Juan National Forest	FAR DRAW WFU
2 July 2017	Natural	700 acres	Mesa Verde National Park	EAST RIM

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1983 to 2025

33 of 33 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 33 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 1 injury and about $116,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	7
Heavy Rain	6
Hail	5
Flood	4
Flash Flood	4
Funnel Cloud	3
Lightning	2
Wildfire	1
Dust Devil	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
August 2017	Lightning	Rico	1 killed, 1 hurt	Lightning struck two mountain bikers who had gotten below tree line to seek shelter. One mountain biker was killed. The other only had minor injuries and her clothes were shredded. They had been riding on a trail just above the 10,200 foot level on the East Fork Trail near the Lizard Head Wilderness Area. The mountain bikers were either under or very near a tree when struck by lightning. After being struck, the male victim was talking and conscious for about a minute, and then collapsed. CPR was administered immediately by the female victim, and then an EMT who was also mountain biking in the area came over to assist, but all efforts were unsuccessful.
April 2023	Flood	Dove Creek Arpt	$25,000	Rapid snowmelt resulted in flooding across Road 9.7 in Dolores County, as the Dolores River overran its banks. The road was closed for a prolonged period as flood waters did not recede for several days. The accelerated snowmelt and subsequent pooling of water flooded the local high school, which damaged the gym flooring.
September 2013	Hail	Dove Creek	$25,000	Ping pong ball sized hail was observed at intersection of Highway 141 and County Road E.
September 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Dove Creek	$25,000	no account filed
September 2013	Hail	Dove Creek	$20,000	Ping pong ball sized hail was reported.
September 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Dove Creek	$10,000	no account filed
September 2003	Hail	Dove Creek	$5,000	no account filed
May 2023	Flood	Cahone	$2,500	Increased snowmelt along the Dolores River led to the inundation of the campground and parking lot along the boat launch at the Bradfield Recreation Site outside Cahone. Some vehicles were stuck in the mud as a result.
September 2004	Dust Devil	Dove Creek	$2,000	no account filed
May 1997	Lightning	Dove Creek	$1,000	no account filed
May 2023	Flood	Rico	$500	Increased flood waters due to rapid snowmelt damaged a private bridge off of Colorado Highway 145, near mile marker 22.
July 2022	Flash Flood	Dunton	$500	While performing a search and rescue operation for an injured hiker at El Diente Peak, Dolores County Search and Rescue members narrowly escaped a portion of the road exiting the trailhead being washed out as a result of flash flooding from heavy rain.
September 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Dunton	-	The NWS Incident Meteorologist on the Stoner Mesa fire reported snapped trees and uprooted cottonwood trees along Colorado State Route 38 near the Mavreeso Campground. No direct measurement of the winds was recorded, therefore the wind for this entry was estimated. This was the only reported damage, and there were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
June 2025	Hail	Cahone	-	A severe thunderstorm tracked southeast from 11 miles southwest of Dove Creek from eastern San Juan County, Utah through west-central Dolores County and into northwestern Montezuma County in Colorado. This storm produced hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter, which fell over southwest Dolores county along the county roads southwest of Dove Creek. The photo was taken of the golf ball size hail after the hail fell. Radar was used for the approximate start and end times.
August 2022	Funnel Cloud	Cahone	-	A funnel cloud was spotted roughly in the vicinity of Lone Mesa in a remote area of Lone Mesa State Park.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Dove Creek	-	A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured by the Dove Creek automated weather station.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Cahone	-	A resident west-northwest of Cahone estimated a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
July 2017	Flash Flood	Dove Creek	-	Heavy rainfall resulted in up to a foot of water depth that flowed across Colorado Highway 141 north of Dove Creek.
August 2015	Funnel Cloud	Cahone	-	A primary funnel cloud with two smaller vortices spinning around it was observed by a farmer near Cahone.
July 2013	Heavy Rain	Cahone	-	Exactly an inch of rain fell at the Salter RAWS site within one hour.
September 2013	Flash Flood	Dove Creek	-	Coal Bed Creek was out of its banks. Mud and debris also flowed underneath Highway 491 through a sixteen foot diameter culvert that was 3/4 full.
August 2012	Heavy Rain	Dove Creek	-	A rainfall total of 1.30 inches fell in less than an hour near Dove Creek. No significant flooding was reported.
July 2011	Heavy Rain	Dove Creek	-	A rainfall total of 0.74 within 30 minutes resulted in minor street flooding.
July 2010	Flash Flood	Dunton	-	Heavy rainfall caused multiple mud slides across Highway 145 at mile marker 75, which prompted the road to be closed around 5:00 PM MDT.
September 2007	Heavy Rain	Rico	-	Rainfall of 1.50 inches was reported. The Dolores River was running high and overflowed its banks into a grassy area at North Bridge.
August 2007	Heavy Rain	Dove Creek	-	Rainfall runoff from slow moving thunderstorms over northwest Dolores County deposited debris at various locations on Highway 141. Colorado Department of Transportation road crews used plows to clear the debris.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Dove Creek	-	no account filed
December 2004	Heavy Rain	Dove Creek	-	no account filed
September 2002	Flood	Dove Creek	-	no account filed
March 2000	Funnel Cloud	Dove Creek	-	no account filed
October 2000	Hail	Dove Creek	-	no account filed
July 2000	Wildfire	Cahone	-	no account filed
August 1983	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	-	no account filed

Mines and quarries

270 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 270 workings inside this county. 20 still produce and 250 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Silver	110
Gold	44
Zinc	19
Lead	18
Sand and Gravel, Construction	17
Copper	14
Sulfur	14
Copper, Gold	13
Silver, Lead, Zinc	12
Uranium, Vanadium	11
Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	9
Manganese	8
Lead, Zinc	8
Copper, Lead, Zinc	7

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Argentine	Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead	Past Producer
Argonaut Mine	Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	Past Producer	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Ben Group	Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	Past Producer
Bloine Tunnel	Uranium, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver	Unknown
Broken Thumb	Vanadium, Uranium	Occurrence	Carnotite
Burns Group	Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
C. H. C. Group	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite	Past Producer	1879
Caledonia	Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Sulfur, Zinc	Unknown
Calico Peak	Aluminum, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Molybdenum, Potassium	Prospect	1912
Calico Peak Alunite Deposit	Aluminum, Molybdenum, Sulfur, Lead, Silver, Potassium, Manganese, Copper, Titanium, Metal	Occurrence	1899
California	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver	Prospect
Eagle Prospect	Iron, Silver, Copper, Gold	Past Producer	Replacement
Eagle Tunnel	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Emma Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Coal, Copper, Zinc	Past Producer	1880, 1885, 1980
Expectation	Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver	Past Producer
Falcon	Silver, Copper, Uranium, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Forest-Payroll Mine	Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Manganese, Bismuth	Past Producer	1966
Free Coinage Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence	Vein
Gold Anchor	Gold, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Gold Anchor Mine	Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Molybdenum	Past Producer	1879, 1890, 1937
Iron	Silver, Copper, Iron	Past Producer
Iron Clad Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Cadmium, Germanium	Past Producer	1881, 1900, 1975
Iron Mine	Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer	1882, 1920
Johnny Bull Mine	Copper, Silver, Gold, Bismuth, Tellurium, Lead	Past Producer	1879, 1890
Lackawanna	Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Manganese	Prospect
Larson	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc	Unknown
Lillie D. Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold	Past Producer	1926
Little Silver	Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc, Lead	Occurrence
Logan Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Manganese	Past Producer	1885
Lone Cone District	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Coal, Antimony, Manganese, Sulfur, Tellurium, Zinc	Producer	1880, 1885, 1980
M.A.C.	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Prospect
Magnet Prospect	Iron, Gold, Silver, Copper	Past Producer	1875, 1900
Marriage Stake	Sulfur, Lead, Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Montezuma Mine	Lead, Zinc, Silver	Producer	Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Newman Hill	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Prospect
Nutmeg	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper	Occurrence
Payroll	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	Unknown
Pioneer District-Colorado	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Manganese	Past Producer	1949
Puzzle Mine	Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Puzzler	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead	Occurrence
Revenue	Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver	Occurrence
Rico-Argentine Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, Gold, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Bismuth, Tungsten, Beryllium, Manganese	Past Producer	1877, 1879, 1976
Rico-Aspen Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Bismuth	Past Producer	1939
Rosebud Mine	Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Sulfur	Producer	1921
Shamrock and Atlantic Cable	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper	Past Producer
Silver Swan	Silver, Lead, Uranium, Zinc	Past Producer	1880, 1881
Smuggler Mine	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Coal, Zinc, Antimony, Tellurium	Past Producer	1883, 1885, 1940
St. Louis Tunnel	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Bismuth, Tellurium	Past Producer	Sphalerite
Teaser	Copper, Barium-Barite, Zinc	Occurrence
Uncle Remus	Silver, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum	Occurrence
Uncle Remus Mine	Gold, Tellurium, Molybdenum	Past Producer	Gold, Molybdenite
Unknown	Silver, Molybdenum, Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown	Silver, Zinc, Molybdenum, Lead, Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed	Silver, Zinc, Molybdenum, Copper, Graphite	Unknown
Wellington Group	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Quartz, Sulfur-Pyrite, Manganese	Past Producer	1885, 1887, 1966
Wilson Peak	Molybdenum, Copper	Occurrence
Yellow Jacket	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead	Occurrence
Zero Mine	Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum	Occurrence	Pyrite, Sphalerite
Zulu Chief	Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum	Occurrence
America Mine	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc	Past Producer	1910
Argonaut	Lead, Copper, Sulfur, Zinc	Past Producer
Belzora	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Molybdenum	Unknown
Blackhawk	Silver, Copper, Lead, Manganese, Zinc	Past Producer
Christina	Silver, Copper, Lead, Manganese, Zinc	Prospect
Corkscrew	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum	Unknown
Dunton Hot Spring	Geothermal	Producer
Emma	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Enterprise Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Manganese	Past Producer	1887, 1929
Eureka	Silver, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc	Occurrence
Falcon Mine	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Manganese	Past Producer	1877, 1880, 1949
Geyser Group	Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc	Past Producer	1950
Geyser Spring	Geothermal	Producer
Golden 1900	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum	Prospect
Hand-Out	Silver, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc	Occurrence
Hess and Garren	Copper, Zinc, Lead, Molybdenum	Unknown
Magnet	Iron, Copper, Sulfur, Zinc	Prospect
Nettie	Silver, Zinc, Copper	Occurrence
Sambo	Lead, Zinc, Copper	Past Producer
South Park Mine	Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold	Past Producer	1883, 1900
Union-Carbonate Mine	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold	Past Producer	1877, 1887, 1937
Wheel of Fortune Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	Past Producer	1887, 1937
Barlow Creek Mine	Vanadium, Uranium	Past Producer
Bushwacker	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
Double Cross	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Graysill	Vanadium	Past Producer
Montezuma	Iron, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Mount Pleasant	Sulfur, Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Rico Argentine Mill	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Rico Argentine Mining Company	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Producer	1875, 1916
Syndicate Tunnel	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Unknown	Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Albion	Sulfur, Copper, Silver	Past Producer
Johnny Bull	Gold, Copper, Silver	Past Producer
Rico Boy	Gold, Copper, Silver	Past Producer
Arrow Head	Uranium	Unknown
Blaine Tunnel	Uranium	Past Producer
Calumet	Iron, Copper	Past Producer
Rainy Day Pack Rat	Uranium	Producer	Carnotite
Aztec Mine	Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc	Past Producer	1875, 1879, 1895
California Mine	Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer	1885
Montezuma Mine	Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer	Contact Metamorphic
N.A. Cowdrey Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer	Pyrite, Sphalerite
Sambo Mine	Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	Past Producer	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Blue Bell	Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Key Group	Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Susan	Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Lucky Pine	Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Mohawk	Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Unknown	Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Utah Claim	Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Clan Campbell	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Como	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Unknown
Dolly	Copper, Lead, Zinc	Unknown
Jeep	Manganese	Past Producer
Lexington Tunnel	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Manganese	Past Producer	1940
New Dawn Group	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Newman Mines	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Manganese	Past Producer	1879
Privateer	Lead, Zinc	Prospect
Rosebud Group	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
San Juan	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Prospect
Yellow Jacket Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Manganese	Past Producer	1877, 1880, 1946
Atlantic Cable	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Mtn. Spring	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Nora Lilly	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Oro	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Unknown
Pro Patria Tunnel	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Ramco Claims	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Silver Clad Mine	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Occurrence
St. Louis	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Unknown
Van Winkle	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Arrowhead Mine	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	Stratiform
Barlow Group	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	1940, 1942
Blue Eagle Mine	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	Stratiform
Blue Eagle Mine	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	Stratiform
Blue Eagle Mine	Uranium, Vanadium	Producer	1974
Broken Thumb	Uranium, Vanadium	Prospect	1953
Broken Thumb Prospects	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	Stratiform
Glade Canyon Prospect	Uranium, Vanadium	Occurrence
Pack Rat	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
Rainy Day	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
Rainy Day Mine	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	Stratiform
A. B. G. Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold	Past Producer	1891, 1934
Atlantic Cable Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold	Past Producer	1878, 1946
Resolute Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold	Past Producer	1919
Shamrock Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold	Past Producer	1878, 1927
Silver Swan Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold	Past Producer	1966
Allen Claims Group	Sulfur	Unknown
Copper Claims	Copper	Unknown
Cowdrey	Sulfur	Past Producer
Expectation Mine	Copper, Gold	Past Producer	1918
Geyser Creek	Sulfur	Unknown
Golden Fleece	Sulfur	Prospect
Ironclad	Copper	Producer
Poor Boy	Sulfur	Past Producer
Princeton	Sulfur	Past Producer
Ramco Acid Plant	Sulfur	Unknown
Sulfur King	Sulfur	Past Producer
Tomale	Sulfur	Past Producer
Unknown	Copper, Lead	Occurrence
Unnamed	Sulfur	Prospect
Yellow Bee	Sulfur	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Sand and Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Sedimentary
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Alleghany	Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Aztec	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Leila Davis	Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Lucky Boy	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Lucky Strike Et Al Claims	Lead	Unknown
Negro Baby	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Rico Townsite	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
St. Louise Tunnel	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Uncle Ned	Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Unknown	Lead	Occurrence
Unknown	Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Whim	Lead, Silver	Past Producer
World's Fair	Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Butler Group	Zinc	Past Producer
Lily D.	Zinc	Past Producer
Rancroft	Zinc	Past Producer
Dolores River Placers	Gold	Past Producer	Placer
Hibernia	Gold	Past Producer
Jones	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Jones Mine	Gold	Past Producer	1893
Kite Tunnel	Gold	Occurrence
Lower Bridal Veil Canyon	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Macpherson Drilling	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Mediterranean	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Modern Gold Mines	Gold, Silver	Unknown
San Juan National Forest	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Silver Glance	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Smuggler/Almont	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Song Bird Tunnel	Silver, Gold	Unknown
South Park	Silver, Gold	Occurrence
Stephanite	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Sulphur Queen Group	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Sunflower	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Swickheimer Group	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Telegraph	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Troy	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Unknown	Gold	Unknown
Unknown	Gold	Unknown
Wellington	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Abg	Silver	Past Producer
Alma Mater	Silver	Prospect
Badger Tunnel	Silver	Past Producer
Baer Tunnel	Silver	Past Producer
Black Wonder	Silver	Prospect
Boyles Bros. Drilling	Silver	Prospect
C.H.C.	Silver	Past Producer
Carbonate Tunnel	Silver	Past Producer
Eighty-Eight Tunnel	Silver	Past Producer
Enterprise	Silver	Past Producer
Enterprise Group	Silver	Past Producer
Eureka	Silver	Prospect
Fickle Goddess Tunnel	Silver	Past Producer
Flying Fish	Silver	Prospect
Forest-Payroll Tunnel	Silver	Past Producer
Free Coinage	Silver	Prospect
Fritz and Erickson	Silver	Past Producer
Futura	Silver	Prospect
Futurity Tunnel	Silver	Past Producer
Grand View Group	Silver	Prospect
Great Western	Silver	Prospect
Group Tunnel	Silver	Past Producer
Hicks	Silver	Prospect
Hope and Cross	Silver	Prospect
Humboldt Tunnel	Silver	Past Producer
Iron Dollar	Silver	Prospect
Iron Giant	Silver	Prospect
Isabella Shaft	Silver	Prospect
Jack Wech	Silver	Prospect
Jones Tunnel	Silver	Past Producer
Jumbo No. 3	Silver	Past Producer
Last Chance	Silver	Prospect
Laxey	Silver	Prospect
Lexington	Silver	Past Producer
Little Maggie	Silver	Past Producer
Logan	Silver	Past Producer
Logan Shaft	Silver	Past Producer
Nellie Bly	Silver	Past Producer
Onamo Tunnel	Silver	Past Producer
Palmetto Group	Silver	Prospect
Pigeon	Silver	Past Producer
Potter	Silver	Unknown
Potter Tunnel	Silver	Past Producer
Prospect	Silver	Occurrence
Prospect	Silver	Occurrence	Surface
Puzzle Mine	Silver	Past Producer	1900
Rand	Silver	Past Producer
Richmond	Silver	Past Producer
Rico Con Middle Tunnel	Silver	Unknown
Roderick Dhu	Silver	Prospect
San Juan National Forest	Silver	Past Producer
Sawyer Shaft	Silver	Unknown
Skeptical	Silver	Unknown

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Cahone

Dove Creek census division · 81320 · Cahone quadrangle

11 sheets, 1956 to 1994
Dove Creek

Dove Creek census division · 81324 · Dove Creek quadrangle

12 sheets, 1956 to 1994
Dunton

Rico census division · 81323 · On Fall Creek · Dolores Peak quadrangle

15 sheets, 1953 to 1982
Northdale

Dove Creek census division · 81324 · Near White Flats Draw · Northdale quadrangle

21 sheets, 1886 to 1985
Rico

Rico census division · 81332 · On Silver Creek · Rico quadrangle

19 sheets, 1897 to 1982

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
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.