Routt County, Colorado

111 topographic sheets cover 24 settlements here, and 26 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

26 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Colorado within the United States

Routt County within Colorado

What the record shows

407 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
26 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 20 buildings, 5 districts and 1 structure.
2 of the 26 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 24 populated places in this county; 24 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
Antlers Cafe and Bar	building	2014	14000251
Bell Mercantile	building	1990	90000871
Bell and Canant Mercantile-Crossan's M and A Market	building	2012	12001081
Chamber of Commerce Building	building	2010	08001010
Christian Science Society Building	building	2007	07000839
Columbine	district	2007	07000791
Crawford House	building	2005	05000782
Dawson-Carpenter Ranch	district	1998	97000047
First National Bank Building	building	2001	00001624
Foidel Canyon School	building	1983	83001332
Hahns Peak Schoolhouse	building	1974	74000594
Hayden Co-Operative Elevator Company	structure	2015	15000740
Hayden Depot	building	1992	92001409
Hayden Rooming House	building	1999	99001144
Kimsey-Bolten Ranch Rural Historic Landscape	district	2012	12000972
Maxwell Building	building	1995	95001148
Mesa Schoolhouse	building	2007	07001113
Perry-Mansfield School of Theatre and Dance	district	1995	95000794
Rock Creek Stage Station	building	1982	82004860
Routt County National Bank Building	building	2002	02000538
Solandt Memorial Hospital	building	2011	11000521
Steamboat Apartments	building	2011	11000877
Steamboat Laundry Building	building	2007	07000790
Steamboat Springs Depot	building	1978	78000884
Steamboat Springs Downtown Historic District	district	2014	14000387
Summit Creek Ranger Station	building	2004	04000735

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

452 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 452 of them, burning about 92,862 acres. 251 started naturally and 5 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	251
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	73
Recreation and ceremony	70
Smoking	18
Debris and open burning	14
Equipment and vehicle use	13
Misuse of fire by a minor	6
Arson/incendiarism	5
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
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
6 September 2020	Natural	20,517 acres	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland	MIDDLE FORK
19 July 2018	Natural	20,120 acres	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland	SILVER CREEK
12 July 2002	Natural	16,852 acres	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland	HINMAN
12 August 2002	Natural	14,403 acres	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland	BURN RIDGE
14 July 2002	Natural	4,400 acres	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland	GREEN CREEK
4 September 2017	Natural	4,222 acres	Northwest District, Craig	DEEP CREEK
19 August 2017	Natural	2,940 acres	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland	BIG RED
8 July 2001	Natural	1,270 acres	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland	MAD CREEK

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

Storms, 1976 to 2024

60 of 103 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 103 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $303,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	27
Wildfire	21
Hail	19
Flood	16
Heavy Rain	10
Tornado	3
Lightning	2
Debris Flow	2
Funnel Cloud	2
Flash Flood	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 2011	Hail	Oak Creek	$50,000	Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported in Oak Creek.
September 1997	Hail	Hayden	$50,000	no account filed
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Steamboat Spgs	$45,000	no account filed
September 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Steamboat Spgs	$40,000	no account filed
June 2009	Lightning	Yampa	$30,000	Lightning struck the South Routt Elementary School and started the building on fire. The fire and related damage were confined to the gymnasium.
May 2008	Flood	Columbine	$15,000	Snowmelt runoff caused some streams and creeks to exceed bankfull. Culverts were overwhelmed in areas and portions of roads were damaged. In some cases, minor flooding and road damage occurred due to snowmelt water that cascaded off slopes above roads. Water 6 to 8 inches deep flowed across some roads. The force of the water caused a section of road between the Elk River Guest Ranch and Vista Verde Guest Ranch to slough off. The damaged road section was about 20 feet wide and plunged 12 to 14 feet down.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Steamboat Spgs	$15,000	no account filed
April 2006	Flood	Hayden	$10,000	no account filed
July 2003	Lightning	Steamboat Spgs	$10,000	no account filed
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	(Hdn)Hayden Arpt	$5,000	A severe thunderstorm moved through the Hayden area on the evening of the 21st, bringing multiple severe threats including strong to severe winds. The peak gust recorded at KHDN AWOS at Hayden-Yampa Valley Airport was only 48 mph, but there were multiple reports of damage in Hayden proper. This included downed trees and limbs. Reports from local Law Enforcement indicated a tree down, blocking Maple Street. Another downed tree was reported to have crushed a parked car.
May 2006	Flood	Milner	$5,000	no account filed
June 2005	Hail	Oak Creek	$5,000	no account filed
July 2005	Heavy Rain	Oak Creek	$5,000	no account filed
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Steamboat Spgs	$5,000	no account filed
September 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Hayden Arpt	$5,000	no account filed
May 1980	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$2,500	no account filed
May 2023	Flood	Hitchens	$2,000	Warm temperatures increased snowmelt and caused flooding on Routt County Road 44 between Highway 40 and Routt County Road 42. The road was closed for an extended period of time.
April 2023	Flood	Hayden	$1,000	Rapid snowmelt resulted in Dry Creek, which runs underneath Highway 40, coming out of its banks. As a result, Highway 40 was closed and shut down in both directions from Craig to Steamboat Springs due to safety concerns. Schools in Hayden were closed. Flood waters did not recede for several days.
April 2023	Flood	Hayden	$1,000	Rapid snowmelt resulted in Dry Creek, which runs underneath S Popular Street, coming out of its banks. As a result, S Popular Street near Harvest Drive was closed due to flooding. Flood waters did not recede for several days.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Steamboat Spgs	$1,000	Widespread tree damage occurred in Steamboat Springs. One to two foot healthy trees snapped due to winds.
April 2024	Flood	Steamboat Spgs	$500	Reports from the City of Steamboat Springs on facebook informed followers that the Yampa River Core Trail would be closed periodically due to snowmelt flooding as river levels fluctuated. River levels during this period ranged from 3.5 ft to 4.5 ft, before dropping below 3 ft again.
May 2024	Flood	(Sbs)Steamboat Spgs	-	Social media reports began in late April of nuisance flooding along the Yampa Core Trail, and by the end of the month of May the Grand Junction Service hydrologist visited the area and was able to confirm the flooding was ongoing. River levels increased above the roughly 3.5 foot threshold for this trail flooding on the 14th, and remained above this through the end of the month. Peak river height of roughly 5.25 feet occurred on the 21st before gradually decreasing. A secondary, smaller peak of 4.75 feet occurred on the 29th, likely enhanced by precipitation in the area.
May 2023	Debris Flow	Clark	-	A large mudslide occurred as a result of rapid snowmelt on County Road 129 south of Clark near Fetcher Ranch.
May 2023	Flood	Clark	-	Seedhouse Road in Routt County northeast of Clark was closed between mile markers 3 and 5 as a result of flooding.
August 2023	Funnel Cloud	Yampa	-	A funnel cloud was spotted by several people near Yampa.
August 2023	Flood	Steamboat Spgs	-	Minor flooding occurred in portions of Steamboat Springs as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms. A CoCoRaHS observer located 1 mile north-northwest of town measured 1.18 inches of rain in 30 minutes.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Hayden	-	Wind gusts estimated to be in the 70 to 75 mph range uprooted or snapped some trees and blew the roof off of a house.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	(Hdn)Hayden Arpt	-	The automated weather station at the Yampa Valley Airport (KHDN) measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph from outflow winds associated with a strong thunderstorm.
June 2018	Tornado (EF0)	Clark	-	A relatively high-elevation tornado in the Routt National Forest was observed by numerous individuals in Routt County. The rotational winds reached the ground initially near the 8900 foot level. Although the rotational winds were on the ground for no more than a couple of minutes, the associated condensation funnel existed for about 10 minutes. A debris cloud which indicated wind rotation on the ground was observed by some eyewitnesses who photographed the tornado.
May 2017	Debris Flow	Tow Creek	-	A debris flow consisting of dirt and boulders up to 20 feet in diameter came down onto Highway 40 and blocked the road for several hours.
July 2017	Funnel Cloud	Sidney	-	A funnel cloud was photographed just west of Rabbit Ears Pass by a person who was traveling on Highway 40.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Hayden	-	Hayden ASOS reported 59 mph wind gust.
July 2014	Hail	(Sbs)Steamboat Spgs	-	Quarter size hail was measured 1.5 miles north of the Strawberry Park Elementary school on County Road 36.
July 2014	Hail	(Sbs)Steamboat Spgs	-	Wind blown hail stripped a lot of leaves off trees and accumulated to a depth of two inches. The largest hail stones were the sized of ping pong balls.
July 2013	Heavy Rain	Steamboat Spgs	-	Nearly an inch of rain fell in approximately 30 minutes.
July 2013	Heavy Rain	(Sbs)Steamboat Spgs	-	A rainfall total of 1.53 inches fell within 40 minutes.
July 2012	Heavy Rain	Steamboat Spgs	-	Rainfall for the first 30 minutes measured 1.30 inches, with 1.51 inches reported for the duration of the event. Only minor flooding was reported.
July 2012	Heavy Rain	Steamboat Spgs	-	Rainfall in excess of one and a third inches was reported within about a 30 minute period. Only minor flooding was reported.
April 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	(Hdn)Hayden Arpt	-	Outflow thunderstorm winds gusted to 58 mph at the Yampa Valley Regional Airport.
June 2011	Flood	Columbine	-	Rapid snow melt from a record snow pack over the Northern Colorado mountains allowed many waterways across Routt County to experience increased flows through the entire month of June. Areal flood advisories and warnings were in place to cover numerous small creeks and rivers that met or exceeded bankfull conditions. Flood advisories and warnings were also issued for site specific portions of the Elk River through the the month with the highest flows during the first half of the month and a second peak during the last few days of the month which continued into July. Preliminary data form the USGS shows historical volume and peak flow records were surpassed on this river near Milner. Significant low land flooding was reported across Routt County with some businesses and residences requiring sand bags to keep out flood waters. In rural areas, equipment and animals had to be evacuated by the encroaching water. Many local roads were also impacted with 6 to 12 inches of water being reported over the roadways.
July 2011	Flood	(Sbs)Steamboat Spgs	-	The Elk River dropped below flood stage near Milner on July 1st and the warning was replaced with an areal flood advisoriy to cover this river and other small creeks and streams in northern Routt County. This advisory remained in place through July 10th as the river fluctuated near the flood stage through this time, then began a slow decline through the rest of the month. The river inundated farm and ranch land and the flood waters also encroached on a few residences. Several local and rural roadways were also under water through the first week of July.
June 2010	Hail	Hayden	-	Hail up to 3/4 of an inch in diameter was reported in Hayden. Hail covered the ground for a couple of hours.
June 2010	Heavy Rain	Hitchens	-	Showers and thunderstorms produced over one inch of rain across portions of Routt County, which lead to some minor flooding along the Elk River near Milner.
July 2010	Hail	Hayden	-	Penny sized hail, heavy rainfall and gusty winds were reported near Hayden. The electrical power was temporarily off in the area due to the storm.
August 2010	Hail	Hahns Peak	-	Penny sized hail and brief heavy rain fell at Steamboat Lake State Park.
August 2009	Hail	Clark	-	Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter pummeled a forested area southeast of Steamboat Lake.
May 2008	Flood	Hitchens	-	The Elk River near Milner exceeded flood stage and water inundated low lying pasture and farm land adjacent to the river. The river also ran above bankfull above Clark. Reports from the Routt County emergency manager indicated some dirt roads had been covered with water.
May 2008	Flood	Steamboat Ii	-	The Elk River near Milner exceeded flood stage and inundated low lying areas adjacent to the river, mainly consisting of pasture and farm land. Flooding continued into the following month. Please see the June 2008 Storm Data publication for a continuation on this event.
June 2008	Flood	Steamboat Ii	-	This event began the last day of May and continued into June. The Elk River near Milner exceeded flood stage inundating low lying areas adjacent to the river, mainly pasture and farm land.
July 2007	Heavy Rain	Hahns Peak	-	Forty minutes of moderate rainfall resulted in some large pools of water in low lying areas within the Hahns Peak community.
July 2007	Heavy Rain	Oak Creek	-	A thunderstorm produced .90 inches of rain in 45 minutes in downtown Oak Creek.
April 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Steamboat Spgs	-	Several microbursts struck a snow-covered meadow about a mile south of Steamboat Springs, near the western border of Steamboat Ski Area. Huge plumes of snow shot hundreds of feet upward in a swirling motion. Some nearby mature Blue Spruce and Douglas Fir trees were damaged.
June 1995	Tornado (F0)	Steamboat Springs	-	A short lived, but rare tornado downed a tree.
July 2014	Hail	Steamboat Spgs	-	no account filed
July 2008	Hail	Steamboat Spgs	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Steamboat Spgs	-	no account filed
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Steamboat Spgs	-	no account filed
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Steamboat Spgs	-	no account filed
July 2005	Hail	Oak Creek	-	no account filed
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Hayden	-	no account filed

Mines and quarries

157 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 157 workings inside this county. 8 still produce and 149 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Gold	50
Sand and Gravel, Construction	44
Silver	26
Copper	14
Uranium	10
Zinc	10
Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	5
Lead, Zinc	4
Lead	3
Mica	2
Clay	2
REE	2
Copper, Molybdenum	2
Stone, Dimension	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
7d Tunnel	Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper	Occurrence
Ace High Claims	Copper, Vanadium, Uranium	Occurrence	1955
Copper King	Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold	Past Producer	1900, 1910
Dennis D Claims	Uranium, Rhenium	Occurrence	Euxenite
Elkhorn	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Farwell Mtn.	Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Silver	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite
Floyd Peak Adit	Copper, Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Greenville Shaft	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	Prospect
Hahns Peak District	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum	Prospect	Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
King Solomon Creek	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Bismuth, Gold	Occurrence
Mccoy Pit & Quarry	Pumice	Past Producer
Royal Flush Mine	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Slavonia Mine	Mica, Zinc, Lead, Beryllium	Past Producer
Sunset Claims	Copper, Gold	Occurrence	Copper, Gold
Three Forks	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead	Occurrence
Tom Thumb Mine	Silver, Lead, Gold	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Occurrence	Sedimentary
Unknown	Limestone, General	Occurrence	Limestone
Unknown	Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold	Occurrence
Unknown Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Unnamed	Uranium, Thorium	Occurrence
Campbell Tunnel and Shaft	Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver	Occurrence
Colo. Mining Co.	Copper, Molybdenum	Occurrence
Copper Spur	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	Prospect
Emancipation Group	Copper, Molybdenum	Past Producer
Farwell Mine	Copper, Molybdenum	Past Producer
Farwell Mountain Northwest	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	Occurrence
King Lode Claims	Mica	Occurrence	Mica
Routt Hot Springs	Geothermal	Unknown
Soda Creek	Uranium, REE	Occurrence
Steamboat Springs	Geothermal	Unknown
Temple Prospect	REE	Occurrence	Monazite
Unknown	Clay	Occurrence
Unknown	Stone, Dimension	Occurrence	Scoria
Unknown	Clay	Occurrence	Clay
Unknown	Stone, Dimension	Occurrence	Scoria
Unknown	Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver	Occurrence
Unknown	Zinc, Copper, Lead	Occurrence
Zinc Mountain	Zinc, Copper, Lead	Occurrence
Unknown	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Unknown	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Unknown	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Unknown	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Whiskey Park	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Beryl Mountain	Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	Occurrence
Greenville Mine	Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Lower Slavonia	Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	Occurrence
Oro Cache	Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	Occurrence
Price Tunnel	Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Dennis D. Claims	Uranium	Occurrence
Fair-U	Uranium	Occurrence
Fair-U No. 1,2	Uranium	Occurrence
South Fork Soda Creek	Uranium	Occurrence
Success	Uranium	Occurrence
Unknown	Uranium	Occurrence
Unknown	Uranium	Occurrence
Unknown	Uranium	Occurrence
Buffalo Pass	Copper, Gold	Occurrence
Buffalo Pass Road	Copper, Gold	Occurrence
Cole Mine	Copper	Producer
Copper Ridge	Copper, Gold	Occurrence
Slate Creek	Copper, Gold	Occurrence
Elkhorn Mine	Silver	Occurrence	Silver
Hahns Peak Central area	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Hahns Peak NE area	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Hahns Peak NW area	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Iron Mountain	Silver, Gold	Occurrence
King Solomon Creek	Silver, Gold	Occurrence
Little Snake	Silver, Gold	Occurrence
Master Key	Silver	Occurrence	Silver
Master Key Mine	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Middle Fork Lode	Silver, Gold	Occurrence
Minnie D.	Silver	Producer	Gold, Lead, Silver
Minnie D.	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Royal Flush Mine	Silver	Occurrence	Silver
Southern Cross Mine	Silver	Occurrence
Tom Thumb	Silver	Occurrence	Gold, Lead, Silver
Twin Mountain	Silver, Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Silver	Occurrence	Silver
Unknown	Silver, Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Silver, Gold	Occurrence
Bear River Sand & Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Hayden #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Hogue Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Thompson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
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	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Acme Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Acme Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Barnum, Hornet, Lamm Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Bell Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Blackburn, El Capitan, Ben Harrison Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Blue Jay	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Blue Jay Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Cap Smith Hill	Gold	Occurrence
Columbine Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Concord, Belmont, Nettie Marrin Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Gate, Jgb, Grover Clevland, Ben Harrison, El Capitan Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Gold Bond, Keystone Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Hornet	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Iron Springs Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Keystone, Marrin Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Gold
Little Mountain	Gold	Occurrence
Poverty Bar	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Southern Cross Tunnel	Gold	Occurrence
Twin Mountain Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Gold
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Gold
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Gold
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence
Unknown Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Ways Gulch Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer

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.

Battle Creek

Hayden census division · 81653 · On Cantling Creek · Cottonwood Rim quadrangle

17 sheets, 1932 to 1988
Bear River

Hayden census division · 80487 · Near Coal View Gulch · Milner quadrangle

19 sheets, 1924 to 1979

No longer a settlement
Clark

Steamboat Springs census division · 80428 · Near Cottonwood Gulch · Clark quadrangle

20 sheets, 1911 to 2000
Columbine

Steamboat Springs census division · 80428 · Near Trilby Flats · Hahns Peak quadrangle

20 sheets, 1911 to 2000
Dunckley

Hayden census division · 81639 · Near Williams Park · Dunckley quadrangle

20 sheets, 1924 to 2000
Elkhead

Hayden census division · 81639 · Near Bull Gulch · Quaker Mountain quadrangle

21 sheets, 1923 to 2000
Glen Eden

Steamboat Springs census division · 80428 · Near Cottonwood Gulch · Clark quadrangle

20 sheets, 1911 to 2000
Haybro

Oak Creek census division · 80467 · Oak Creek quadrangle

12 sheets, 1954 to 1980
Hayden

Hayden census division · 81639 · Near Coal Bank Gulch · Hayden quadrangle

17 sheets, 1916 to 1979
Keystone

Oak Creek census division · 80467 · Oak Creek quadrangle

12 sheets, 1954 to 1980
Mad Creek

Steamboat Springs census division · 80487 · On Mad Creek · Mad Creek quadrangle

18 sheets, 1911 to 2000
McGregor

Hayden census division · 80487 · On Cheney Creek · Milner quadrangle

19 sheets, 1924 to 1979
Milner

Steamboat Springs census division · 80487 · Near Little Cheney Gulch · Milner quadrangle

19 sheets, 1924 to 1979
Mount Harris

Hayden census division · 80487 · On Grassy Creek · Mount Harris quadrangle

17 sheets, 1924 to 1979
Mystic

Steamboat Springs census division · 80487 · Near Rattlesnake Butte · Mad Creek quadrangle

18 sheets, 1911 to 2000
Oak Creek

Oak Creek census division · 80467 · Oak Creek quadrangle

12 sheets, 1954 to 1980
Pagoda

Hayden census division · 81639 · Near Berry Gulch · Pagoda quadrangle

19 sheets, 1916 to 2000
Phippsburg

Oak Creek census division · 80469 · On Whipple Creek · Yampa quadrangle

13 sheets, 1954 to 2000
Slavonia

Steamboat Springs census division · 80487 · On Mica Creek · Mount Zirkel quadrangle

23 sheets, 1911 to 2000
Steamboat II

Steamboat Springs census division · 80487 · On Slate Creek · Mad Creek quadrangle

18 sheets, 1911 to 2000
Steamboat Springs

Steamboat Springs census division · 80487 · On Butcherknife Creek · Steamboat Springs quadrangle

12 sheets, 1954 to 1980
Toponas

Yampa census division · 80479 · On Newcomer Creek · Toponas quadrangle

14 sheets, 1954 to 2000
Trapper

Yampa census division · 80483 · On Todd Creek · Trapper quadrangle

14 sheets, 1954 to 2000
Yampa

Yampa census division · 80483 · On Wheeler Creek · Yampa quadrangle

13 sheets, 1954 to 2000

The vanished settlements of Routt 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.