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6 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Mineral County, Colorado
38 topographic sheets cover 6 settlements here, and 6 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 145 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 6 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 districts, 2 buildings and 1 structure.
- 1 of the 6 listings was added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 6 populated places in this county; 6 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
6Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor-Commodore Mine Complex | district | 2021 | 100006753 | |
 | Sevenmile Bridge | structure | 1985 | 85001552 |
| Wagon Wheel Gap Fluorspar Mine and Mill | district | 2019 | 100003643 | |
| Wagon Wheel Gap Hot Springs Resort | district | 2019 | 100004210 | |
 | Wagon Wheel Gap Railroad Station | building | 1976 | 76000563 |
| Zang's Hotel and Annex | building | 2022 | 100008397 |
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
179 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 179 of them, burning about 60,464 acres. 129 started naturally and 2 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 129 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 2013 | Natural | 58,570 acres | San Juan National Forest | WEST FORK |
| 13 June 2013 | Natural | 1,417 acres | San Juan National Forest | WINDY PASS |
| 28 June 2020 | Natural | 171 acres | Rio Grande National Forest | GOOSE CREEK |
| 31 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 130 acres | Rio Grande National Forest | STREAMS LAKE |
| 25 May 2018 | Natural | 61 acres | Rio Grande National Forest | PARK CREEK |
| 4 July 2003 | Fireworks | 35 acres | Rio Grande National Forest | SANTA MARIA |
| 11 May 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Rio Grande National Forest | SANTA MARIA |
| 12 July 2005 | Natural | 15 acres | San Juan National Forest | TONER WFU |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1997 to 2024
7 of 7 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 7 reports for this county, causing 1 death, no injuries and about $10,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Tornado | 1 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 |
| Lightning | 1 |
| Flood | 1 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 1 |
| Debris Flow | 1 |
| 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 2008 | Lightning | Creede | 1 killed | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Tornado (F2) | Creede | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Creede | - | Public reported 1.00 inch of total rainfall. Rain fell yesterday afternoon through last night. |
| August 2022 | Debris Flow | Creede | - | Mud slide over highway 149 blocking northbound lane. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagon Wheel Gap | - | Wind gust report from 2 South Wolf Creek Pass. AWOS Station Wolf Creek Pass. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Wagon Wheel Gap | - | Highway 160 near wolf creek pass closed due to flooding from snowmelt and debris flows across roadway between mile marker 160 and 161. fast flowing water around 6 inches deep. Road crews can not keep road open from constant debris and mud flows. |
| July 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Spar City | - | no account filed |
Mines and quarries
169 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 169 workings inside this county. 11 still produce and 158 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Silver | 90 |
| Gold | 36 |
| Lead | 22 |
| Copper | 12 |
| Silver, Lead | 8 |
| Lead, Zinc | 7 |
| Gold, Lead, Zinc | 6 |
| Sulfur | 6 |
| Copper, Lead, Zinc | 6 |
| Zinc | 5 |
| Lead, Silver, Zinc | 5 |
| Silver, Lead, Zinc | 4 |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 4 |
| Lead, Zinc, Silver | 3 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amethyst Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Cadmium, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | 1891, 1976 | |
| Bachelor Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Manganese | Past Producer | 1884 | |
| Berkshire Shaft | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bethel Claim | Silver, Gold, Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Captive Inca | Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Conejos | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Cowboy Johnson Adit | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | 1979, 1980 | |
| Creede Formation | Silver, Manganese, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1973 | |
| Emperius Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Cadmium, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | 1942, 1976 | |
| Emperius Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Cadmium, Gold | Past Producer | 1884, 1892 | |
| Exchequer Tunnel | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Manganese | Occurrence | Silver | |
| Frazee | Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Gormax | Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Happy Thought Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Manganese | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Homestake Claim | Silver, Barium-Barite, Copper | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Kansas City Star | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| King Solomon Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Last Chance Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Antimony, Copper, Arsenic, Cadmium | Past Producer | 1891, 1976 | |
| Mustang | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Nelson Tunnel | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Overholt Lode | Gold, Silver, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Piedra Peak-Red Mountain Alunite Deposits | Aluminum, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Ridge | Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Ridge Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | Bentonite | |
| Unnamed Gold Occurrence | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Wagon Wheel Gap | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | Barite | |
| Wagon Wheel Gap Fluorspar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1911, 1913, 1950 | |
| White Star Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Wooster | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Alpha Mine | Silver, Antimony, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1883, 1892 | |
| Antelope Warm Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Colewood Tunnel | Zinc, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Commodore Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Antimony, Manganese | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Corsair Mine | Silver, Gold, Antimony, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Producer | 1883, 1892, 1940 | |
| Dora Belle Tunnels | Lead, Silver, Manganese | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Gormax Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | 1955 | |
| Granite | Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Holy Moses | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Molly S. | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Monon Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1914, 1941 | |
| Monte Carlo | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Royal Arch District | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | 1893 | |
| Spar City | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | REE | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | REE | Occurrence | ||
| Wagon Wheel Gap Fluorspar | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Wagon Wheel Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Bachelor | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Equity Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Little Gold Dust Claim | Gold, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Midwest | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Outlet | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Palo Alto Tunnel | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Paris Tunnel | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Phoenix Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1951, 1956 | |
| Phoenix Shaft | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Solomon Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1890, 1892 | |
| Bird Creek Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Sphalerite | |
| Denver Tunnel | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Sphalerite | |
| Emma Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | 1906 | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Park Regent Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Amethyst | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Bulldog | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Plant | 1961, 1969 | |
| Commodore | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Humphreys Tunnel | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Midwest Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | 1970 | |
| Solomon | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| United Mines Shaft | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Equity | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Happy Thought | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Kanawha #1-4 | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Kreutzer Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Monon | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Park Regent | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Porphry | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Runaround | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Sloan Tunnel | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Sulphur Beds | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Sulphur Tunnel | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Syble R | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Trout Creek Sulfur Deposit | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Trout Creek Sulfur Deposite | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Wedge | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| White Star | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Corsair | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gateway Adit | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Holy Moses Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1889, 1892 | |
| Outlet Tunnel | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Denver Tunnel | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Emma | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Eunice Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Kansas City Star Claim | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Mustang Tunnel | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mammoth Mine | Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Cerargyrite, Silver | |
| Mollie S. Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Argentite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Silver | |
| Monte Carlo Mine | Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Silver | |
| Bird Creek Mine | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Carbonate Tunnel | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Carbonate Vein | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Casino Lease | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Denver Tunnel | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Grande Army #1-4 | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Manitoba | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mary Anderson | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Resurrection Tunnel | Silver, Lead | Producer | ||
| Revenue Tunnel | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Silver King | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Teresa | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Black Diamond Mine | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Del Monte Mng. and Milling Co. | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Dolgooth Claims | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Eclat | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Eclat Shaft | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Emma | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Equinox | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Exchequer Tunnel | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Homestead #1 | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Jim Tree | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Kreutzer | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Last Chance | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mexico | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| New York & Chance Mng Co. | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| North Star Claim | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Oro Y Plata | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Pittsburgh Shaft | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| River View Tunnel | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Robinson | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Texas Girl | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Volunteer | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Annabelle | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| April Fool | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Bethel | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Captive Inca Mine | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Chama | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Chance #2 | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Cliff Shaft | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Colewood | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Conejos No. 2 Claim | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Lode | Silver | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Copper Lode | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Cowboy Johnson Adit | Silver | Producer | ||
| Creede District | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Delaware Shaft | Silver | Past Producer | 1894 | |
| Diamond King Claim | Silver | Occurrence | 1883 | |
| Ethel Shaft | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Eunice | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Freeport Tunnel | Silver | Prospect | 1919 | |
| Jack Pot Lode | Silver | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Jackpot | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Jo Jo Tunnel | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| King Solomon Mill | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Krutzer Sonata | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mallisa | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mammoth | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Manhattan | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Overholt Lode | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Oxide Claims | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| P. & E. Tunnel | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Pipe Dream Claim | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Reno Prospect | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Rio Grande No. 2 Lode | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Windsor-Governor | Silver | Past Producer |
Every populated place in the county
6Named 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.
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Creede
Creede census division · 81130 · Near Windy Gulch · Creede quadrangle
25 sheets, 1914 to 2001
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Lucky Seven Summer Homes
Creede census division · 81154 · On Columbine Creek · Beaver Creek Reservoir quadrangle
21 sheets, 1914 to 2001
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North Creede
Creede census division · 81130 · On West Willow Creek · Creede quadrangle
25 sheets, 1914 to 2001
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Spar City
Creede census division · 81130 · On Palo Alto Creek · Spar City quadrangle
24 sheets, 1914 to 2001
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Weaver
Creede census division · 81130 · On Nelson Creek · San Luis Peak quadrangle
25 sheets, 1914 to 2001
No longer a settlement
The vanished settlements of Mineral 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.