Montezuma County, Colorado

72 topographic sheets cover 19 settlements here, and 21 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

21 National Register listings published here, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Colorado within the United States

Montezuma County within Colorado

What the record shows

237 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
21 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 13 buildings, 4 districts, 3 structures and 1 site.
The Geographic Names Information System records 19 populated places in this county; 19 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
Bauer Bank Block	building	2003	03001009
Chapin Mesa Village Historic District	district	2024	100011176
Cortez High School	building	2016	16000098
Entrance Residence, Check Station Residence	building	2025	100011177
Ertel Funeral Home	building	1995	95001248
Exon & Rush Meat Market and Mercantile	building	2024	100009564
Haynie Site	site	2017	100001792
Hovenweep National Monument	district	1966	66000250
Lebanon School	building	1996	96000543
Lowry Ruin	structure	1966	66000253
Mancos High School	building	1991	91001740
Mancos Opera House	building	1988	87002183
Mesa Verde Administrative District	district	1987	87001410
Mesa Verde National Park	district	1966	66000251
Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company Flume No. 6	structure	2012	12000146
Montezuma Valley National Bank and Store Building	building	2009	08001317
Park Point Fire Lookout	building	2024	100011175
Rock Springs Ranger Station	building	2024	100011174
Southern Hotel	building	1989	89000018
Wrightsman House	building	1997	97000045
Yucca House National Monument	structure	1966	66000252

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

3,617 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 3,617 of them, burning about 73,219 acres. 2,497 started naturally and 63 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	2497
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	359
Smoking	164
Debris and open burning	155
Recreation and ceremony	148
Fireworks	141
Arson/incendiarism	63
Equipment and vehicle use	46
Misuse of fire by a minor	36
Power generation/transmission/distribution	6
Other causes	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
20 July 2000	Natural	23,220 acres	Mesa Verde National Park	BIRCHER
22 June 2012	Arson/incendiarism	10,133 acres	Tres Rios Field Office	WEBER
18 August 1996	Natural	4,781 acres	Mesa Verde National Park	CHAPIN 5
8 June 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4,593 acres	San Juan National Forest	BURRO
2 August 2000	Natural	3,888 acres	Ute Mountain Ute Agency	PONY
14 June 2020	Natural	2,905 acres	Tres Rios Field Office	EAST CANYON
15 July 2003	Natural	2,744 acres	Mesa Verde National Park	MOCCASIN
29 July 2002	Natural	2,601 acres	Mesa Verde National Park	LONG MESA

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

Storms, 1970 to 2025

60 of 140 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 140 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 7 injuries and about $2,555,350 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	30
Hail	24
Heavy Rain	22
Wildfire	17
Lightning	13
Flood	11
Flash Flood	11
Funnel Cloud	4
Debris Flow	4
Tornado	3
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 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Mancos	4 hurt, $50,000	no account filed
August 2001	Lightning	Cortez	3 hurt	no account filed
August 2003	Hail	Cortez	$1,000,000	no account filed
August 2002	Wildfire	Cortez	$300,000	no account filed
September 2005	Flash Flood	Lewis	$250,000	no account filed
July 1997	Lightning	Cortez	$150,000	no account filed
June 1996	Heavy Rain	Cortez	$100,000	no account filed
October 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Arriola	$75,000	Strong outflow winds from a thunderstorm combined with winds associated with a nearby cold front to produce extensive damage on several farms within about a two-mile radius of the location with the heaviest damage. At the location with the strongest estimated winds, a metal barn was destroyed and a wind turbine that was rated to withstand winds to 95 mph had the blades ripped off and the flange bolt assembly ripped apart. Shingles were ripped off houses and outbuildings and unsecured objects such as lawn chairs became airborne missiles. Ripening hay in many fields was leveled and pinto bean plants in other fields were ripped to shreds and flattened.
July 1997	Lightning	Cortez	$60,000	no account filed
April 2023	Flood	Dolores	$50,000	Rapid snowmelt from the Dolores River led to various drainages breaching their banks. This resulted in flooded downtown residential buildings in the town of Dolores. The water also flooded streets, some yards, and school playgrounds. Flood waters did not recede for several days.
July 2018	Heavy Rain	Cortez	$50,000	Thunderstorms moved over the area and produced 1.55 inches of rain within an hour and a half. Street flooding occurred as the storm drains were not able to handle the volume of rainfall. Water backed up into an area next to the flooded roads and flowed into the ground level floors of an apartment building. Water also pooled up to about a foot deep in a large vacant field.
August 1996	Wildfire	Mesa Verde Natl Park	$50,000	no account filed
July 2000	Wildfire	Mesa Verde Natl Park	$40,000	no account filed
June 2006	Flash Flood	Cortez	$30,000	no account filed
September 2005	Heavy Rain	Towaoc	$30,000	no account filed
July 2002	Wildfire	Cortez	$30,000	no account filed
July 2002	Hail	Stoner	$25,000	no account filed
April 1985	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
September 1970	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
October 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortez	$20,000	Large trees were blown down in Cortez. One tree landed on a truck on Market Street. A 50 foot spruce tree about 2.5 feet in diameter was snapped off about 15 feet above the ground. Also, a 75 foot section of the roof on the Ace Hardware store on North Broadway was peeled back.\|
September 2005	Lightning	Cortez	$20,000	no account filed
September 2003	Flash Flood	Cortez	$20,000	no account filed
February 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortez	$20,000	no account filed
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Dolores	$20,000	no account filed
September 2003	Hail	Yellow Jacket	$12,000	no account filed
August 2024	Debris Flow	Mancos	$10,000	Heavy rainfall to the northeast of Mesa Verde National Park fell on the afternoon of August 25th, with estimated rainfall rates in excess of 2 inches per hour for around 10 minutes. That puts the rainfall total along County Road 41, in this area, at 0.25-0.35 inches. The debris flow resulted in the closure of the road and damage to the road in at least 2 locations.
August 2023	Flood	Cortez	$10,000	The emergency manager reported that heavy rain from thunderstorms led to minor flooding across portions of Cortez, including some basements in homes along Highway 491 and Veterans Park.
June 2022	Hail	Mesa Verde Natl Park	$10,000	Hail measured to be the size of quarters accumulated on the road in Mesa Verde National Park. The accumulation was estimated to be 6 inches deep. The hail dimpled at least two vehicles.
May 2017	Lightning	Cortez	$10,000	Morning thunderstorms produced frequent lightning which ignited numerous tree fires and blasted a tree which fell across electrical lines. Lightning also sparked a structure fire on South Madison Street in Cortez.
August 2006	Flash Flood	Cortez	$10,000	no account filed
September 2003	Flash Flood	Cortez	$10,000	no account filed
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortez	$8,000	no account filed
September 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Cortez	$7,000	no account filed
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Mancos	$5,000	no account filed
July 2005	Lightning	Cortez	$4,000	no account filed
September 2002	Flash Flood	Lewis	$4,000	no account filed
May 2004	Dust Devil	Cortez	$3,000	no account filed
August 2013	Lightning	Cortez	$2,000	A power pole was struck by lightning and started on fire.
July 2013	Lightning	Mesa Verde Natl Park	$2,000	A lightning strike in Mesa Verde National Park caused a wildfire that was quickly contained. Other fires were also started by lightning in Montezuma County, including a wildfire on Sleeping Ute Mountain.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Mancos	$2,000	no account filed
September 2005	Hail	Towaoc	$2,000	no account filed
July 1998	Lightning	Cortez	$2,000	no account filed
August 2010	Lightning	Mancos	$1,000	Electricity was lost to around 234 consumers when a pole was ignited by a lightning strike that occurred on the western edge of Mancos.
July 2022	Debris Flow	Pleasant View	$500	Heavy rain from thunderstorms resulted in mud and debris on Road BB near Pleasant View, between roads 12 and 13.
October 1998	Lightning	Cortez	$500	no account filed
August 2022	Flood	(Cez)Cortez Arpt	$250	Localized flooding occurred at County Road 23.6 as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms.
August 2022	Flood	Cortez	$100	Localized flooding occurred at the intersection of 1st Street and South Maple Street as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms.
September 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	(Cez)Cortez Arpt	-	At approximately 5:47PM MDT the KCEZ ASOS at Cortez-Montezuma County Airport recorded a wind gust to 60 mph, with other nearby gusts recording 45-55 mph. There was a thunderstorm nearby at the time, marking this as a thunderstorm wind gust. No reports of damages, injuries, or fatalities were received in association with this event.
August 2024	Debris Flow	(Cez)Cortez Arpt	-	Emergency manager for Montezuma County reported a large boulder loosened from multiple consecutive days of heavy rain having fallen onto Road G, near the intersection of Road 21, about 2.5 miles from Cortez-Montezuma County Airport. This large boulder necessitated heavy machinery to clean up, but did not impact traffic on the road, despite partially blocking the west-bound lane.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	(Cez)Cortez Arpt	-	With the increased monsoonal moisture at midlevels, scattered showers and thunderstorms built on the higher terrain near Cortez. Dry surface levels acted to enhance outflow winds as storms moved overhead. These storms eventually moved over Cortez, they produced gusts to 58 mph at the KCEZ ASOS at Cortez-Montezuma Airport in Cortez. Gusts to 58 mph were recorded twice, once at 1:02 PM MDT and again at 1:09 PM MDT.
September 2024	Debris Flow	Towaoc	-	Heavy Rainfall just east, northeast of Towaoc resulted in debris flows across Highline ditch/canal. Debris flow with mud and large boulders were noted near mile marker 29 on Highway 491 (between 21 Rd and B Rd).
March 2023	Flood	Lewis	-	Rapid snowmelt and rain caused flooding and the closure of Colorado Highway 184 near its intersection with U.S. Highway 491. Heavy rain and rapid snowmelt overwhelmed a culvert which failed, contributing to the backup of the culvert and subsequent flooding.
August 2023	Flood	Cortez	-	The emergency manager reported several inches of rain running through the streets of Cortez as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms. The Cooperative Observer measured 0.55 inches of rain in 35 minutes.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	(Cez)Cortez Arpt	-	A peak wind gust of 62 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Cortez Municipal Airport.
August 2023	Flood	Cortez	-	The emergency manager reported flooding at the intersection of 25 and L Roads northeast of downtown Cortez as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Mesa Verde Natl Park	-	Wind gusts around 60 mph were estimated by the Cooperative Observer in Mesa Verde National Park.
March 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	(Cez)Cortez Arpt	-	A peak wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Cortez Municipal Airport.
May 2021	Hail	Stoner	-	A severe thunderstorm produced large hail measured to be the size of quarters southeast of Stoner.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	(Cez)Cortez Arpt	-	A peak wind gust of 71 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Cortez Municipal Airport.
June 2020	Hail	Dolores	-	A severe thunderstorm produced large hail measured to be the size of quarters west-northwest of Dolores.

Mines and quarries

150 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 150 workings inside this county. 10 still produce and 140 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Gold	57
Sand and Gravel, Construction	43
Uranium	15
Vanadium	13
Silver	11
Copper	10
Gold, Silver	6
Iron	5
Uranium, Vanadium	5
Clay	4
Silver, Gold	2
Manganese	2
Fire Clay (Refractory)	2
Lead, Silver	2

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

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Battle Rock Mine	Copper, Silver, Gold	Occurrence	Vein
Bell Hamilton Mine	Silver, Copper	Prospect	1882, 1932
Dolores Mine	Coal, Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Euclid Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Tellurium, Zinc, Antimony, Arsenic	Occurrence	1912
Florence W. Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony	Past Producer	1914, 1958
Gold Dollar	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver	Past Producer
Karla Kay Mine	Uranium, Vanadium, Manganese	Past Producer	Stratiform
Mancos River Black Sand Deposit	Uranium, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal, Iron, REE	Occurrence	1912
Mcelmo Creek Area	Carbon Dioxide, Natural Gas, Petroleum (Oil), Uranium, Vanadium, Copper, Silver, Manganese, Gold	Producer	Carnotite, Chalcopyrite
Mesa Verde Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Red Arrow Mine and Mill	Silver, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Tellurium, Zinc, Lead	Past Producer	1933, 2013
Shiprock Group	Titanium, Zirconium, Iron, Thorium	Prospect
Thunder Mine	Lead, Zinc	Occurrence	Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Unk	Vanadium, Coal	Prospect
Unknown	Gold, Copper, PGE	Past Producer
Charlene Prospect	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Cliff House Group	Uranium, Vanadium, Copper, Manganese	Occurrence
Idaho & May Day Group	Gold, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Thunder	Gold, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Unknown	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Occurrence
Unknown	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Occurrence
Ute Creek Dike Prospects	Copper, Manganese	Occurrence	Vein
Little Maude	Clay	Unknown
Unk	Clay	Prospect
Unk	Clay	Prospect
Unknown	Clay	Unknown
Cb Claims	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	Stratiform
Coffin's Prospect	Uranium, Vanadium, Copper	Occurrence	1913
Roberta Jean Mine	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	Stratiform
Rush Basin Bog Iron	Iron	Past Producer
Rush Basin Bog Limonite Deposit	Iron, Gold	Occurrence
Unk	Iron	Prospect
Unk	Iron	Prospect
Billings	Gold, Silver	Occurrence	Gold
Bluebell Claims	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Century Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1882, 1896
Kentucky Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper	Past Producer	1900, 1910
Battle Rock	Copper	Past Producer
Brown Bear Mine	Copper	Prospect	1882
Dixie Queen Mine	Copper	Past Producer	1905
Little Maude Mine	Copper	Occurrence	Vein
Missouri Girl Mine	Copper	Past Producer	1909
Barr-Menefee	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Billings	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Champion Mill	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Echo Basin	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Gold Run Tunnel	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Kentucky	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Peerless	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Red Arrow Extension	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Rowena Tunnel	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Timberline	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Unk	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Blue Eagle	Uranium, Vanadium	Prospect
Buckeye	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
Canon 7	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
Cliff House	Uranium, Vanadium	Prospect
Cliff House #2	Uranium, Vanadium	Prospect
Cliff House #4	Uranium, Vanadium	Prospect
Coffin's Prospect	Vanadium, Uranium	Prospect
Cross No. 1	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
Karla Kay	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
Le-Ru Mines	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
Roberta Jean	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
Three States	Uranium, Vanadium	Prospect
Yellow Lizzard	Uranium, Vanadium	Prospect
Cliff House Group	Uranium	Prospect
Three States Natural Gas Company Prospect	Uranium	Occurrence	Carnotite
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Towaoc Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Prospect
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Prospect
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Prospect
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Prospect
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Prospect
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Prospect
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Prospect
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Prospect
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Prospect
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Prospect
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Bed Rock Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Belle Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Black Hawk No. 1	Gold	Past Producer
Dolores River Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Doyle	Gold	Past Producer
East Mancos Properties	Gold	Past Producer
East Mancos River Placers	Gold	Past Producer	1885
East Mancos River Placers	Gold	Past Producer
East Mancos River Placers	Gold	Past Producer
East Mancos River Placers	Gold	Past Producer
Fall Creek	Gold	Past Producer
Georgia Girl	Gold	Past Producer
Golconda Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Golconda, Hesperus, Senate?	Gold	Past Producer
Gold Rim Prospect	Gold	Prospect
Goldorada Claims	Gold	Prospect
Kebler, Golconda	Gold	Past Producer
Kiabab	Gold	Prospect
Kimball	Gold	Past Producer
Lady Stafford	Gold	Past Producer
Mancos Canyon Gold, Inc.	Gold	Past Producer
Mancos Claims	Gold	Prospect
Mancos Consolidated Gold Mines	Gold	Past Producer
Mancos View	Gold	Past Producer
Peerless Mine	Gold	Occurrence	1890
Rush Basin	Gold	Past Producer
Silver Falls	Gold	Past Producer
Stafford Claims	Gold	Prospect
Tula May	Gold	Past Producer
Unk	Gold	Prospect
Unk	Gold	Prospect
Unk	Gold	Prospect
Unk	Gold	Prospect
Unk	Gold	Prospect
Unk	Gold	Prospect
Unk	Gold	Prospect
Vulcan Placer	Gold	Past Producer
West Mancos River Placers	Gold	Past Producer	Placer
West Mancos River Placers	Gold	Past Producer

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.

Arriola

Cortez census division · 81321 · Near Leavell Draw · Arriola quadrangle

12 sheets, 1956 to 1994
Badger House Community

Mancos census division · 81334 · Wetherill Mesa quadrangle

12 sheets, 1956 to 1982

No longer a settlement
Cortez

Cortez census division · 81321 · Near Hartman Draw · Cortez quadrangle

11 sheets, 1956 to 1982
Dolores

Dolores census division · 81323 · Near Lost Canyon · Dolores West quadrangle

10 sheets, 1956 to 1982
Echo House

Mancos census division · 81330 · By Echo Cliff · Wetherill Mesa quadrangle

12 sheets, 1956 to 1982

No longer a settlement
Golconda

Mancos census division · 81328 · On Deer Lick Creek · Rampart Hills quadrangle

17 sheets, 1895 to 1982
Lebanon

Dolores census division · 81323 · Dolores West quadrangle

10 sheets, 1956 to 1982
Lewis

Cortez census division · 81327 · Near Brumley Draw · Arriola quadrangle

12 sheets, 1956 to 1994
Mancos

Mancos census division · 81328 · Mancos quadrangle

11 sheets, 1956 to 1982
Mariano

Ute Mountain census division · 81321 · Mariano Wash East quadrangle

10 sheets, 1956 to 1982
Millwood

Mancos census division · 81328 · Near Rock Canyon · Millwood quadrangle

13 sheets, 1956 to 1982
Pleasant View

Pleasant View census division · 81331 · Pleasant View quadrangle

11 sheets, 1956 to 1994
Roundup Junction

Mancos census division · 81328 · Near Beef Pasture · Rampart Hills quadrangle

17 sheets, 1895 to 1982
Stapleton

Dolores census division · 81323 · Near Italian Canyon · Dolores East quadrangle

10 sheets, 1956 to 1982
Stoner

Dolores census division · 81323 · On Pipe Creek · Stoner quadrangle

12 sheets, 1956 to 1982
Swallows Nest

Mancos census division · 81330 · By Sun Point · Moccasin Mesa quadrangle

25 sheets, 1912 to 1982

No longer a settlement
Towaoc

Ute Mountain census division · 81334 · Towaoc quadrangle

9 sheets, 1956 to 1982
Weber

Mancos census division · 81328 · By Flint Rock Point · Mancos quadrangle

11 sheets, 1956 to 1982
Yellow Jacket

Pleasant View census division · 81335 · Yellow Jacket quadrangle

12 sheets, 1956 to 1982

The vanished settlements of Montezuma 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.