Lake County, Colorado

81 topographic sheets cover 16 settlements here, and 10 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

10 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Colorado within the United States

Lake County within Colorado

What the record shows

478 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
10 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 districts and 5 buildings.
4 of the 10 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 16 populated places in this county; 16 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
Derry Mining Site Camp	district	2000	00000782
Dexter Cabin	building	1970	70000163
Golden Burro Cafe and Lounge	building	2023	100008732
Hayden Ranch Headquarters	district	2003	03001007
Healy House	building	1970	70000164
Interlaken Resort District	district	1974	74000587
Leadville National Fish Hatchery	building	1980	80000908
Matchless Mine	district	2010	10001088
Tabor Opera House	building	1966	66000248
Twin Lakes District	district	1974	74000588

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

174 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 174 of them, burning about 604 acres. 22 started naturally and 3 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Recreation and ceremony	80
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	49
Natural	22
Smoking	4
Fireworks	4
Misuse of fire by a minor	4
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Arson/incendiarism	3
Debris and open burning	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
23 June 2012	Railroad operations and maintenance	420 acres	Pike and San Isabel National Forest	TREASURE MOUNTAIN
13 May 1996	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	100 acres	Pike and San Isabel National Forest	MASSIVE
9 July 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	36 acres	Pike and San Isabel National Forest	LODGEPOLE
28 September 1993	Arson/incendiarism	6.0 acres	Pike and San Isabel National Forest	not named
23 September 1993	Recreation and ceremony	4.0 acres	Pike and San Isabel National Forest	not named
11 May 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4.0 acres	Royal Gorge Field Office	HIGHWAY 24
29 April 1992	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Pike and San Isabel National Forest	not named
26 May 2002	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	Pike and San Isabel National Forest	LAKEVIEW

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

Storms, 1982 to 2023

8 of 8 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 8 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 3 injuries and about $15,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Lightning	5
Hail	2
Heavy Rain	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
July 1998	Lightning	Leadville	2 hurt, $1,000	no account filed
August 2007	Lightning	Twin Lakes	1 hurt	no account filed
July 1998	Lightning	Leadville	$10,000	no account filed
July 1999	Lightning	Leadville	$3,000	A lightning flash struck in the front yard of a house, traveled a wire fence to the front of the house, and onto the aluminum siding. A window was broken on the house, and two tires on a car were flattened. The solar energy system of the house was also damaged.
August 1999	Lightning	Leadville	$1,000	A lightning flash struck the U.S. Forest Service building, destroying the electrical box on the south side of the building.
August 2023	Heavy Rain	Leadville	-	One point one inches fell in 20 minutes.
August 2007	Hail	Leadville	-	no account filed
July 1982	Hail	not stated	-	no account filed

Mines and quarries

492 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 492 workings inside this county. 52 still produce and 440 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Manganese	135
Zinc	115
Gold	102
Lead	92
Lead, Zinc	41
Silver, Zinc	19
Stone, Crushed/Broken	18
Zinc, Lead	17
Silver	16
Lead, Zinc, Silver	8
Copper	7
Sand and Gravel, Construction	6
Gemstone	4
Uranium	4

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

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Antioch Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Ball Mountain	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold	Past Producer
Ballard-President-Big Six	Iron, Silver, Bismuth	Producer	Replacement
Bartlett Mines	Lead, Aluminum, Calcium	Past Producer
Black Cloud Mill	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold	Plant
Black Cloud Mine	Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper	Producer	1971
Chalk Mtn	Garnet	Producer
Climax Mill (Facility)	Molybdenum, REE, Sulfur-Pyrite, Tin, Tungsten	Producer
Climax Molybdenum Deposit	Molybdenum, REE, Sulfur-Pyrite, Tungsten, Tin, Zinc, Niobium (Columbium), Copper, Titanium, Metal, Lead	Producer	1879, 1918
Climax Surface Mine Open Pit	Molybdenum, Sulfur, Tin, Tungsten	Producer
Colorado Travel Tunnel	Molybdenum, Silver, Lead	Past Producer	Vein
Diamond Mine	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper	Past Producer
Hamilton Gleason Const.	Limestone, General	Occurrence	Sedimentary
Hopemore Mine	Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Iron, Copper	Past Producer	1997
John Reed	Gemstone, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper	Past Producer	Pyrite, Rhodochrosite
Leadville	Tungsten, Gold	Occurrence	Stockwork
Leadville District	Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Copper, Manganese, Iron, Bismuth, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Cadmium, Vanadium, Tungsten	Past Producer	1860, 1999
Leadville Mill (Day Mines/Hecla)	Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Corinne	Lead, Silver, Gold	Producer
Luema	Lead, Iron, Zinc	Past Producer
Mt Chief #3	Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc	Past Producer
Mt. Zion	Lead, Zinc, Tellurium, Iron, Copper, Boron-Borates, Tungsten	Occurrence
Penn Group	Gold, Copper, Iron	Past Producer	Chalcocite, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite
Pine View	Silica	Producer	Sand
Resurrection Mine	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper	Past Producer	Pyrite
Smith-Bullard Mines, Inc.	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Manganese	Producer	Galena, Pyrite, Quartz
St Louis Tunnel	Silver, Manganese, Gold, Copper, Lead	Past Producer	Chalcopyrite
Sunday	Lead, Manganese, Copper, Silver, Gold	Past Producer	Pyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite
Turquoise Chief, Poor Boy	Copper, Uranium, Gemstone	Producer	Vein
Unknown	Silver, Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Lead, Zinc, Manganese	Occurrence
Unknown	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Occurrence
Unknown	Zinc, Silver, Lead	Occurrence
Venier	Manganese, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron	Past Producer	Pyrite, Chalcocite
Yak Tunnel	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Manganese	Past Producer
Breece Hill properties	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Iron	Past Producer
Columbia Tunnel	Lead, Zinc, Silver	Past Producer
Comstock Copper Mine	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Elk & Grey Swan Group	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Ella Beeler	Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Giant	Silver, Sulfur	Past Producer
Ibex	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold	Past Producer	Pyrite
Iowa Gulch	Barium-Barite	Producer
Iron	Iron	Past Producer
Miller	Fluorine-Fluorite	Producer
Mountain Boy	Barium-Barite	Producer
Norsigo Mill	Sulfur	Producer
Prospect Mtn	Lead, Zinc, Silver	Past Producer
Sherman MIne	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold	Past Producer	1968, 1975
Smith-Bullard Mine	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Unknown	Silver, Zinc, Lead	Occurrence
Unknown	Silver, Zinc, Lead	Occurrence
Unknown	Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer
Yukon property	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Belle Placer	Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Chaugauquan	Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Chautauquan Mine	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer	Galena, Sphalerite
Continental Chief	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper	Past Producer	Cerussite, Galena, Hydrozincite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Continental Chief	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Garibaldi Tunnel	Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver	Producer	Galena, Sphalerite
Hellena-Ibex	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Vinnie	Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer	Pyrite
Resurrection Mill	Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	Past Producer
Starr Placer Coronado	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Producer	Replacement
Tom Thumb	Gold, Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Turquoise Lake	Molybdenum	Occurrence
Unknown	Zinc, Lead, Silver	Occurrence
Unknown	Zinc, Lead, Silver	Occurrence
Unknown	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Weston Pass	Zinc, Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Chalk Mountain	Gemstone	Occurrence	Topaz
Finnerty	Uranium, Gold	Past Producer
Hard To Beat	Uranium, Gold	Past Producer
Iron Mask	Gemstone	Producer
Poor Boy	Gemstone	Producer
St. Kevin Mine	Silver, Gold, Uranium	Past Producer	Galena, Polybasite, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite
Turquoise Chief	Gemstone	Producer
Unknown	Uranium	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Sedimentary
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Sedimentary
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Webster Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Hellena - Ibex Extension	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	Producer	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite
Penn No. 1 Mine	Gold, Copper	Past Producer	Pyrite, Chalcocite
Comstock Copper Mine	Lead, Zinc, Silver	Producer	Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite
Hayden Shaft	Lead, Zinc, Silver	Producer	Replacement
Unknown	Lead, Zinc, Silver	Occurrence
Unknown	Lead, Zinc, Silver	Occurrence
Unknown	Lead, Zinc, Silver	Occurrence
Unknown	Lead, Zinc, Silver	Occurrence
Unknown	Lead, Zinc, Silver	Occurrence
Blonger Mine	Silver	Past Producer
Casey	Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Dunkin Mine	Silver	Past Producer
Emily Shaft Hollis Property	Silver	Occurrence	Galena, Sphalerite
Granite Tunnel group	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Hess Tunnel	Silver, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Hibschle Mine	Silver	Past Producer
Kathy K Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Little Alice Tunnel	Silver	Past Producer
Penrose Mine	Silver	Past Producer
Robert E. Lee Mine	Silver	Past Producer
Rockatinda group	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Star Mine	Silver	Past Producer
Agwalt Tunnel	Gold, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Altoona	Gold, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Bessie Wilgus Shaft	Gold, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Bison Shaft	Gold, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Bob Ingersol	Gold, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Burton Placer	Gold, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Chippewa	Gold, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Crescentia Shaft	Gold, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Estay Tunnel	Gold, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Leadville	Zinc, Lead	Producer	Replacement
Lone Star	Gold, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Rattling Jack	Gold, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Unknown	Zinc, Lead	Occurrence
Unknown	Zinc, Lead	Occurrence
Unknown	Zinc, Lead	Occurrence
Arkansas Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Jones Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Belle Placer	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Daly	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Dome	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Garibaldi Tunnel	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer	Pyrite, Sphalerite, Galena
Katy	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Nellie	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Winnie Shaft	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Long & Deery	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Luzerne	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Midland Shaft	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Nevada Tunnel	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
New Cambetta	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
New England	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Niles	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Ostrom	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Peerless Tunnel	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Prince Frederick	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Rex Mine	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Adams Shaft	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
American Eagle	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Badger State Mine	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Bald Mtn Shaft	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Ballard	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Banker Mine	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Banner Mine	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Bates	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Beck Shaft	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Belcher Shaft	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Ben Burb Shaft	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Big Chicago	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Black Cloud Millseq# 0080650123	Lead, Zinc, Gold	Plant
Black Prince	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Blanche	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Boehmer	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Bon Air	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Ceresco	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Chautauquan	Lead, Zinc	Producer	Galena, Sphalerite
Clear Grit	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer	Silver, Enargite
Cleveland	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Cloverleaf	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Colorado Princess	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Columbia #2 Mine	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Contract Shaft	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Crown Point	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Delante Shaft	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Dillion	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Dodridge	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Double Decker	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Doublecheck	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Eclipse	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Eliza Hamburg	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Evening Star	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Galesburg	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Keystone Shaft	Gold, Lead, Zinc	Plant
Newton and Flagstaff Claims	Lead, Zinc	Occurrence	Replacement
Unknown	Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Bartell Mines	Lead	Occurrence
Doublin Tunnel	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Elk	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Famous Mine	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Fanny Rawlins	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Free America #2	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Fryer Hill	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Gallagher Old Mikado	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Glass-Pendery	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Hayden Shaft	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Hibernia	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Hopemore	Lead, Zinc	Producer
Houston Tunnel	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Hussy	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Ida Nyce Shaft	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Johnson	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Julia Fiske Mine	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Keene Shaft	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Keno Shaft	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Kleff Shaft	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Kroll	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Last Chip	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Last Chip #1	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Last Chip #2	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Last Chip #3	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Lazy Bill	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Bob Shaft	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Corinne	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Ellen	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Eva	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Giant	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Miami	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Prince	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Little Sister Placer	Lead	Past Producer
Modest Barrel	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Modoc Mine	Gold, Lead	Past Producer
Mt Champion Mill	Lead	Past Producer
Mt Champion Mine	Lead	Past Producer
Murray Tunnel	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Negro Infant	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Neptune	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Newell	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Northern Shaft	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
O Donovan Rosa Shaft	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
O K	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Ollie Reed	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Ontario Shaft	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Red Head Shaft	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Reindeer Shaft	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Reveille	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Silver Spoon	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Smuggler	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
St Louis Mine	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
St Marys	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Stevens Mine	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Stone #5	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Tarshish	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Thespian Mine	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Tucson Mine	Lead	Past Producer
Virginius	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Zulu Shaft	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Arkansas River Placers	Gold	Occurrence
Buckeye Gulch Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Cache Creek Park Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Cochran Helen H	Gold	Past Producer
Colorado, Little Frying Pan Gulches	Gold	Occurrence
Derry Dredge	Gold	Producer
Derry Ranch Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
East Tennessee Gulch Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Evelyn Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Flume Gulch Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Forest Rose	Gold	Past Producer
Hayden Ranch Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Hayden Ranch Placers	Gold	Occurrence
Lake Creek Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Lower Arkansas Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Lower California Gulch Placers	Gold	Occurrence
Lucky Ten	Gold	Past Producer
Mammoth Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Matchless Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Perley Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Sawmill Gulch Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
South London Mine	Gold	Occurrence
Two Bit Gulch Placers	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Gold	Producer
Unknown	Gold	Producer
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unnamed Placer	Gold	Occurrence
Upper California Gulch Placers	Gold	Occurrence
Vesuvius	Gold	Past Producer
A M Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Aetna Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Agassiz Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Alice Placer Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
All Right Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Amie Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Bangkok Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Benton Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Big Chief Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Bohn Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Buckeye Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Bullseye Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Cady Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Carbonate Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Castle View Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Catalpa Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Chrysolite Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Cora Belle Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Cord Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Coronado Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Crescent Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Delmonte Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Denver City Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Forepaugh Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Gambetta Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Gray Eagle Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Great O'Sullivan Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Harvard No. 1 Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Haytrosser Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Hazard Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Hegeman Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Henrietta Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Highland Chief Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Home Extension Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Hope Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Jason Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Little Chief Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Little Silver Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Mahala Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Maid of Erin Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
May Queen Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Mccormick Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Nisi Prius Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Orion Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Pandora Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Pendry Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Porter Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Quadrilateral Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Result Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Seneca Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Sixth Street Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Star of the West Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Tip Top Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Vanderbilt Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
White Cap Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
William Wallale Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Wolcott Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
Wolftone Mine	Zinc	Past Producer
A V Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Amity Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Bartlett Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Belgian Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Bengal Tiger	Manganese	Past Producer
Birdella Shaft	Manganese	Producer
Blind Tom	Manganese	Past Producer
Boyd Tunnel	Manganese	Past Producer
Canterbury Hill	Manganese	Past Producer
Capitol Northern Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Cerlew Placer	Manganese	Past Producer
Clarendon Placer	Manganese	Past Producer
Cloud City Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Codfish Balls	Manganese	Past Producer
Colorado Belle Placer	Manganese	Past Producer
Coon Valley	Manganese	Past Producer
Dinero Tunnel	Manganese	Past Producer
E Flagstaff	Manganese	Past Producer
Eagle Number 1 Mine	Manganese	Prospect	1918
Elkhorn Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Emmett Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Eureka	Manganese	Past Producer
Fairview Hill	Manganese	Past Producer
Fairview Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Fitzhugh	Manganese	Past Producer
Fortune Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Foster Combination Mine	Manganese	Past Producer	1923
Garbutt	Manganese	Past Producer	Pyrite, Chalcocite
Gleason	Manganese	Past Producer
Golden Curry	Manganese	Past Producer
Gordon Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Griffin Tunnel	Manganese	Past Producer
Habendum	Manganese	Past Producer
Harvard	Manganese	Past Producer
Highland Mary Tunnel	Manganese	Past Producer
Hoffer	Manganese	Past Producer
Homestake Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Howard Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Huckleberry Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Hugh Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Irene	Manganese	Past Producer
J R Loker	Manganese	Past Producer
Jamie Lee	Manganese	Past Producer
Jennie June Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Little Annie	Manganese	Past Producer
Little Major	Manganese	Past Producer
Little Sugar Loaf Placer	Manganese	Past Producer
Louisville Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Luna Placer	Manganese	Past Producer
Lyons Placer	Manganese	Past Producer
May Queen	Manganese	Past Producer
Midas	Manganese	Past Producer
Mikado New	Manganese	Past Producer
Mike Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Minnie Pump Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Modest Girl	Manganese	Past Producer
Moffat Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Monarch	Manganese	Past Producer
Montgomery	Manganese	Past Producer
Morning Star	Manganese	Past Producer
Mosquito Range	Manganese	Past Producer
Moyer	Manganese	Past Producer
Mt Massive Placer	Manganese	Past Producer
National Placer	Manganese	Past Producer
Nelson Tunnel	Manganese	Past Producer
New York	Manganese	Past Producer
North Mike	Manganese	Past Producer
Only Chance	Manganese	Past Producer
Oro City Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Ovee-Silurian Mine	Manganese	Past Producer	1923
Page Tunnel	Manganese	Past Producer
Pilot	Manganese	Past Producer
Pima Placer	Manganese	Past Producer
Pine Martin Mine	Manganese	Past Producer	1892
Pittsburgh	Manganese	Past Producer
Placer Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Pos Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
President Shaft	Manganese	Producer
Price Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Pyrenees Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Ready Cash	Manganese	Producer
Reed Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Revenue #1	Manganese	Past Producer
Robert Emmet	Manganese	Past Producer
Rock Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Rosse Tunnel	Manganese	Past Producer
Saguache Placers	Manganese	Past Producer
Saturday Night	Manganese	Past Producer
Savage Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Sawatch Tunnel	Manganese	Past Producer
Sequin Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Seventy-Six	Manganese	Past Producer
Shields	Manganese	Past Producer
Small Hopes	Manganese	Past Producer
St Ann	Manganese	Past Producer
St Kevin Shaft	Manganese	Producer
Star of Hope	Manganese	Past Producer
Steel Spring	Manganese	Past Producer
Stonewall Jackson Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Sullivan Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Surprise Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Swisher Tunnel	Manganese	Past Producer
Tenderfoot Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Tiger Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Triumph	Manganese	Past Producer
Uintah Placer	Manganese	Past Producer
Ulster Newton	Manganese	Past Producer
Union	Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown	Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown	Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown	Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown	Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown	Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown	Manganese	Past Producer
Unknown	Manganese	Past Producer
Upper Wilkesbarre Tunnel	Manganese	Past Producer
Venture	Manganese	Past Producer
Venture Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Villa Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Vining Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Vulture	Manganese	Past Producer
Washburne	Manganese	Past Producer
Waterloo	Manganese	Past Producer
Webster Tunnel	Manganese	Past Producer
Whiteside Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Winnie	Manganese	Past Producer
Wootten Placer	Manganese	Past Producer
Wright	Manganese	Past Producer
X Shaft	Manganese	Past Producer
Yale Tunnel	Manganese	Past Producer
Yankee Doodle Mine	Manganese	Past Producer
Younger	Manganese	Past Producer
Zephyr	Manganese	Past Producer
Zuni Placer	Manganese	Past Producer
Ibex-Sunday area		Occurrence

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.

Adelaide

Leadville census division · 80461 · Near Yankee Hill · Leadville South quadrangle

30 sheets, 1889 to 1994

No longer a settlement
Balltown

Leadville census division · 80461 · On Lake Creek · Granite quadrangle

29 sheets, 1889 to 1994
Birdseye

Leadville North census division · 80461 · In Birdseye Gulch · Climax quadrangle

35 sheets, 1889 to 1994
Brumley

Leadville census division · 81251 · Near Graham Gulch · Independence Pass quadrangle

20 sheets, 1909 to 1994

No longer a settlement
Climax

Leadville North census division · 80461 · Near Chalk Mountain · Climax quadrangle

35 sheets, 1889 to 1994

No longer a settlement
Everett

Leadville census division · 81251 · On North Fork Lake Creek · Independence Pass quadrangle

20 sheets, 1909 to 1994
Kobe

Leadville census division · 80461 · On Big Union Creek · Leadville South quadrangle

30 sheets, 1889 to 1994
Leadville

Leadville census division · 80461 · Near Poverty Flat · Leadville North quadrangle

32 sheets, 1889 to 1994
Leadville Junction

Leadville census division · 80461 · On Tennessee Creek · Leadville North quadrangle

32 sheets, 1889 to 1994
Malta

Leadville census division · 80461 · Near California Gulch · Leadville South quadrangle

30 sheets, 1889 to 1994
Mount Massive Lakes

Leadville census division · 80461 · Near Dry Union Gulch · Leadville South quadrangle

30 sheets, 1889 to 1994
Oro

Leadville census division · 80461 · Near Whites Gulch · Leadville South quadrangle

30 sheets, 1889 to 1994

No longer a settlement
Resurrection Mill

Leadville census division · 80461 · Near Carbonate Hill · Leadville South quadrangle

30 sheets, 1889 to 1994
Stringtown

Leadville census division · 80461 · Near Pawnee Gulch · Leadville South quadrangle

30 sheets, 1889 to 1994
Twin Lakes

Leadville census division · 81251 · Near Dayton Gulch · Mount Elbert quadrangle

30 sheets, 1889 to 1994
Wortman

Leadville North census division · 80461 · Near Ceresco Ridge · Climax quadrangle

35 sheets, 1889 to 1994

No longer a settlement

The vanished settlements of Lake County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

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.