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Teller County, Colorado

98 topographic sheets cover 23 settlements here, and 11 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

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

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

Colorado within the United States
Teller County within Colorado

What the record shows

  • 610 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 11 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 districts, 5 buildings and 1 structure.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 23 populated places in this county; 23 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

11

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

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Cripple Creek Historic Districtdistrict196666000939
Crystola Bridgestructure2023100008724
Florissant Schoolbuilding199090001503
Goldfield City Hall and Fire Stationbuilding198484000897
Hornbek Housebuilding198181000105
Manitou Experimental Forest Stationdistrict199898001091
Midland Terminal Railroad Depotbuilding198484000899
Stratton's Independence Mine and Milldistrict199393000054
Twin Creek Ranchdistrict199797000029
Victor Downtown Historic Districtdistrict198585001463
Victor Hotelbuilding198080000929

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

757 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 757 of them, burning about 3,162 acres. 173 started naturally and 34 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined403
Natural173
Recreation and ceremony64
Arson/incendiarism34
Equipment and vehicle use22
Power generation/transmission/distribution19
Smoking14
Debris and open burning11
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Fireworks2
Other causes1
Firearms and explosives use1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,423 acresFront Range District OfficeCHATEAU
21 October 1995Equipment and vehicle use600 acresTeller Countynot named
13 October 2015Debris and open burning200 acresMountain Communities Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
16 April 2002Power generation/transmission/distribution140 acresPike and San Isabel National ForestCEDAR MTN
15 May 2006Natural106 acresRoyal Gorge Field OfficeGROUSE
24 March 1993Arson/incendiarism50 acresTeller Countynot named
24 May 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
3 December 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined45 acresColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named

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

Storms, 1968 to 2025

60 of 163 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 163 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 8 injuries and about $12,596,530 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail110
Flash Flood25
Tornado13
Lightning5
Thunderstorm Wind4
Wildfire3
Heavy Rain2
Dust Devil1

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

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1998LightningWoodland Park1 killed, 1 hurtno account filed
July 2006LightningWoodland Park1 killedA young man playing soccer was struck and killed by lightning.
July 2002WildfireFlorissant2 hurt, $6,000,000no account filed
June 2002WildfireFlorissant2 hurt, $6,000,000no account filed
July 2006LightningCripple Creek2 hurtTwo teenage boys were hospitalized after a lightning strike occurred near them on Teller County Road 1 near Cripple Creek. Neither was seriously injured.
August 2003LightningWoodland Park1 hurtno account filed
July 2004Flash FloodWoodland Park$500,000Rounds of showers and heavy rain from strong thunderstorms caused numerous flash floods...mainly across the Hayman burn scar in the northwest part of the county. Especially hard hit was the road to the Turkey Rock Ranch Estates in far northwest Teller county. Others road affected in the Hayman burn scar were Forest Road 200 and 360 around Lutheran Valley Retreat, and High Road and Shelf Road in the southwest part of the county. Shelf Road was closed for around one month. At least 6 privately owned dams broke, and water flowed over another. A state of emergency was declared by Teller county officials through the weekend.
April 2002WildfireFlorissant$40,000no account filed
August 2008Tornado (EF1)Woodland Park$20,000A tornado occurred in northeast Teller County...destroying scores of trees...and narrowly missing a subdivision.
June 2014Dust DevilFlorissant$15,000EF1 damage was done to the building.
August 2013Flash FloodWoodland Park$10,000no account filed
September 1993HailWoodland Park$5,000Severe thunderstorms dumped quarter size hail in Woodland Park (20 miles northwest of Colorado Springs). There were reports of marble-size hail 4 inches deep just north of Woodland Park. Several vehicles slid off the roadway due to the hail and sustained minor damage. Snow plows were used to remove the hail from the road. Lightning struck a transformer in Woodland Park, causing a brief power outage.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindCripple Creek$4,000A severe storm produced damaging microbursts just north of Cripple Creek. Scores of pine and aspen trees were leveled, and there was minor damage to a house and surrounding outbuildings and outdoor furniture. The damage path was around 3/4 of a mile long and at a maximum 750 yards wide.
July 1968Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500no account filed
June 1983Tornado (F1)not stated$30no account filed
May 2025HailCripple Creek-Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell across Teller County from severe thunderstorms.
June 2025Tornado (EF1)Divide-Confirmed tornado northeast of Divide, in Teller County. Rating was EF-1 with winds estimated at 106 mph.
July 2025Tornado (EF1)Divide-A damage assessment was performed for an EF1 tornado that formed at 1:55PM MDT on July 30th, 2025 6 miles WNW of Woodland Park, Colorado. The path length was .8 miles oriented from northwest to southwest and had a maximum width of 75 yards. There was extensive tree damage with the primary damage indicator being widespread uprooted softwood trees and an occasional snapped softwood tree.
July 2024HailCripple Creek-Hail size and time is estimated based on a picture from social media.
August 2024Tornado (EF1)Cripple Creek-Damage assessment team confirmed an EF-1 tornado briefly touched down near four mile road. with winds estimated up to 100 mph. The tornado was on the ground for 0.92 miles with an estimated 400 yard wide path of damage. Approximately 300 trees were downed.
May 2023HailCripple Creek-Hail reported in Mueller State Park, posted in a picture on Twitter.
July 2023Tornado (EF1)Woodland Park-Maximum wind gust estimated was 108 mph.
June 2023Tornado (EF0)Cripple Creek-A tornado warning led to Emergency Managers doing an areal survey with a droned owned by the county. There was a loss of roof covering material (<20%) and one single structure with soft and hard wood trees uprooted along the damage path.
August 2022Flash FloodFlorissant-Report of flooding over us highway 24 east of Florissant.
August 2022Heavy RainDivide-Measured 2.65 inches of rain from earlier thunderstorms.
July 2022HailVictor-Report of quarter sized hail in Victor.
July 2019HailDivide-Quarter size hail reported by Pikes Peak ARES.
July 2019HailDivide-Pikes Peak ARES operator reported one-inch hail with storm near Divide.
August 2017Flash FloodCripple Creek-Flash flooding was noted on County Road 11, where flowing water was more than six inches deep and 100 feet wide for a time.
July 2017Flash FloodCripple Creek-Heavy rain caused flash flooding of County Road 11 and properties in the vicinity. The road sustained only minor damage and was quickly repaired.
July 2017Flash FloodCripple Creek-Another round of rain caused flash flooding northwest of Cripple Creek on County Road 11. No major road damage was reported.
June 2015Flash FloodWoodland Park-Heavy rain caused some flooding of roadways to a depth of greater than six inches.
May 2014Tornado (EF0)Florissant-A short-lived tornado occurred just south of Florissant.
June 2014Tornado (EF1)Florissant-A tornado occurred in eastern Park County, caused damage in Lake George, then crossed into Teller County and uprooted several dozen trees.
August 2014Flash FloodFlorissant-Water and mud flows over US Highway 24 over 6 inches deep impeded traffic and caused a brief closure for clean up.
August 2011Flash FloodWoodland Park-Six inches or more of water was flowing across State Highway 67 in several spots.
July 2010Flash FloodWoodland Park-Water over six inches deep flowed across Stump Road.
August 2010Flash FloodWoodland Park-Up to 3 feet of water flowed in a low water crossing near the intersection of Highway 67 and County Road 78.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWoodland Park-A few pine trees were snapped off.
June 2007Tornado (EF1)Woodland Park-A slow moving EF1 tornado occurred around 8 miles northwest of Woodland Park around Forest Road 357 (Rule Ridge Road). The tornado lasted around 10 minutes, but only traveled around one mile. The tornado uprooted or snapped off many trees and stranded motorists on the road. No known structures were damaged.
July 2006Flash FloodWoodland Park-Two to 3 inches of rain fell in a short time west and north of Woodland Park in Teller County, causing Trail Creek Road above Wildhorn Road in northern Teller County to wash out and become completely impassable. Painted Rock Road was only passable on one lane due to flooding. Also...Highway 67 was closed at the Douglas County line due to the flash flooding in Douglas County.
July 2006Flash FloodFlorissant-Heavy thunderstorm rains and subsequent flooding caused damage of roads in the Turkey Creek Basin of Teller County.
August 2004Flash FloodWoodland Park-A slow moving thunderstorm brought very heavy rain and flash flooding to Painted Rocks Road.
July 2004LightningCripple Creek-A lightning strike caused a 4-hour power outage to most of Cripple Creek. The outage shut down those casinos and other businesses and residences that did not have emergency generators.
August 2004Flash FloodWoodland Park-Very heavy rain from a slow moving thunderstorm brought flash flooding to the southeast portion of the Hayman Burn Scar.
May 2003Flash FloodWoodland Park-Flooding occurred on Stump Road (Teller County Road 33).
May 2003Flash FloodWoodland Park-Flooding and road washouts occurred near the four corners area of the Hayman Fire burn scar.
July 2003Flash FloodWoodland Park-Trail Creek Road was washed out in areas and impassable due to flash flood.
July 2002Flash FloodWoodland Park-Heavy rain over portions of the Hayman Fire Burn area caused ash and water to rush across roadways in the Turkey Creek Drainage.
June 2002Flash FloodDivide-Rainfall rates of around 1 inch an hour caused flooding across portions of the Hayman Burn Area in Teller county. Over 1000 firefighters were told to head for safe places.
July 2002Flash FloodWoodland Park-Heavy rain forced incident crews in the Hayman Fire Burn area to head for safe spots. Reports of water and debris washing across the roadways were noted.
June 1995HailWoodland Park-Large amounts of hail three-quarters inch or smaller fell in the Woodland Park area and north to near the Douglas County line. Small hail was about one-foot deep with drifts to two feet in northeast Teller County. The small eight inches deep in spots near Woodland Park.
August 1993HailWoodland Park-Spotters reported hail up to half dollar-size fell in Woodland Park (20 miles northwest of Colorado Springs).
September 1993HailWoodland Park-Severe thunderstorms dumped quarter size hail in Woodland Park (20 miles northwest of Colorado Springs). There were reports of marble-size hail 4 inches deep just north of Woodland Park. Several vehicles slid off the roadway due to the hail and sustained minor damage. Snow plows were used to remove the hail from the road. Lightning struck a transformer in Woodland Park, causing a brief power outage.
July 2023Heavy RainWoodland Park-no account filed
July 2023HailVictor-no account filed
July 2023HailCripple Creek-no account filed
July 2023HailCripple Creek-no account filed
July 2023HailDivide-no account filed
June 2021HailWoodland Park-no account filed

Mines and quarries

565 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 565 workings inside this county. 28 still produce and 537 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Gold519
Uranium11
Silver11
Feldspar7
Beryllium4
Fluorine-Fluorite4
REE3
Gold, Silver3
Tungsten2
Sand and Gravel, Construction2
Titanium2
Gemstone, Feldspar1
Nickel, Titanium, Metal1
Fluorine-Fluorite, Zirconium1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Black Cloud MineFeldspar, Quartz, Thorium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium, REEProducerApatite, Beryl, Columbite, Feldspar, Fluorite, Microlite, Pyrochlore, Quartz, Tantalite
Black Cloud QuarryFeldspar, Beryllium, QuartzPast Producer
C.K. & N. Lode, El Paso, Moon AnchorGold, Silver, TelluriumProducerVein
Cripple Creek DistrictGold, Semiprecious Gemstone, Antimony, Silver, Mercury, TelluriumProducerCalaverite, Gold, Sylvanite, Turquoise, Krennerite
Crystal Peak Topaz ProspectsGemstone, FeldsparProspect
Crystal Peak Topaz ProspectsGemstone, Semiprecious Gemstone, TinProspect1865
Emma L MineNickel, Titanium, MetalProducer
Emma L. MineNickel, TitaniumPast Producer
Florence Lode ClaimGemstoneProducerTurquoise
Florissant AreaPumiceProducer
Hull CityGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Quartz Lode, Dands #2 Feldspar QuarryFeldspar, Fluorine-Fluorite, REEProducer
Round Top, Peacock, Rp LodesSilver, Copper, Gold, RadiumOccurrencePitchblende
Snow Flake MineREE, FeldsparProducerAllanite, Fergusonite, Thalenite, Zircon
Snowflake MineFeldspar, Molybdenum, Fluorine-Fluorite, REE, Niobium (Columbium), TantalumPast Producer1952
Snowflake MineFeldspar, Fluorine-Fluorite, TantalumProducer
UnknownPeatOccurrencePeat
Unnamed MineFluorine-Fluorite, ZirconiumProducerFluorite
Unnamed MineFluorine-Fluorite, ZirconiumPast Producer
Gedney TitaniumTitaniumPast Producer
Heavy Stone LodeTungstenPast Producer
Heavystone ProspectTungstenPast ProducerWolframite
Portland No 2Sand and Gravel, Construction, GoldOccurrence
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSedimentary
Molly KathleenGold, SilverPast ProducerUnderground
UnknownREEOccurrence
UnknownREEOccurrence
UnknownGold, SilverProducer
UnknownREEOccurrence
Ajax MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Comanche GroupBerylliumProducer
Comanche GroupBerylliumPast Producer
Flourine Mining Claim Ms#9800Gold, Fluorine-FluoriteProducer
Tracie GroupBerylliumProducer
Tracie GroupBerylliumPast Producer
Unnamed MinesFluorine-Fluorite, FeldsparPast Producer
CaledoniaFeldsparPast ProducerUnderground
Unnamed MinesFeldsparPast Producer
Abril 8UraniumProducerUraninite
Abril Nos 2, 6, 8 ProspectUraniumOccurrenceCoffinite, Uraninite
Ajax MineGold, SilverPlant1890, 1891
Cresson Mine (historic underground mine)Gold, SilverPast Producer
Cresson Mine (new surface mine)Gold, SilverProducer1890, 1892
Curtis, Thorpe and Green LeaseUraniumOccurrenceCoffinite, Uraninite
Doctor JackpotGold, SilverPast Producer
East Cresson-Altman pitGold, SilverProducer
GenevieveUraniumOccurrence
High Park ProspectUraniumOccurrenceCoffinite, Uraninite
Hilda May No. 1 ClaimUraniumPast Producer
Mary McKinneyGold, SilverPast ProducerCalaverite, Tetrahedrite
Mary Nevin Mine & MillGold, SilverProducer
McveyUraniumOccurrence
Mcvey LeaseUraniumOccurrenceCoffinite, Uraninite
Morning GloryGold, SilverPast Producer
Phonolite Mtn.UraniumOccurrence
School SectionUraniumOccurrence
School Section ClaimUraniumOccurrenceCoffinite, Uraninite
South Cresson pitGold, SilverProducer
Upper Cresson-Wildhorse pitGold, SilverProducer
Victor projectGold, SilverPast ProducerGold
Abe LincolnGoldPast Producer
Ada Bell No 1GoldPast Producer
Aileen MineGoldPast Producer
Alamo MineGoldPast Producer
Alanta MineGoldPast Producer
AlbanyGoldUnknownUnderground
Alice MineGoldPast Producer
Alladins LampGoldPast Producer
Allstead ShaftGoldPast Producer
Alsa R TunnelGoldPast Producer
Aluminum MineGoldPast Producer
Ana BelleGoldPast Producer
Anaconda TunnelGoldPast Producer
Anchoria LelandGoldPast Producer
AndrewsGoldPast Producer
Anna J MineGoldPast Producer
Anna Lee MineGoldPast Producer
AnnalGoldPast Producer
AnonaGoldPast Producer
Apex MineGoldPast Producer
Arapahoe MineGoldPast Producer
Arcadia MineGoldPast Producer
Arnold and American EagleGoldOccurrenceGold
Arvilla InclineGoldPast Producer
Atlanta MineGoldPast Producer
August FlowerGoldPast Producer
Australia MineGoldPast Producer
Baby McKeeGoldPast Producer
Banner MineGoldPast Producer
Barrack MineGoldPast Producer
Bartlett MineGoldPast Producer
Bassalt MineGoldPast Producer
Battle Mountain TunnelGoldPast Producer
Beacon MineGoldPast Producer
Bell No 2GoldPast Producer
Ben HarrisonGoldPast Producer
Ben Hur MineGoldPast Producer
Benny MineGoldPast Producer
Bent MineGoldPast Producer
Berg MineGoldPast Producer
Bertha B MineGoldPast Producer
Bessie MineGoldPast Producer
Bickford MineGoldPast Producer
Big Banta MineGoldPast Producer
Birch MineGoldPast Producer
Bird MineGoldPast Producer
Black Bell MineGoldPast Producer
Black Diamond MineGoldPast Producer
Black Jack MineGoldPast Producer
Blanche MineGoldPast Producer
Blue Bell MineGoldPast Producer
Blue BirdGoldPast ProducerUnderground
Blue Flag MineGoldPast Producer
Blue Jay MineGoldPast Producer
Bonanza King MineGoldPast Producer
Bonnie NeilGoldPast Producer
Boss MineGoldPast Producer
BoydGoldPast Producer
Brockel Bank MineGoldPast Producer
BrownGoldPast Producer
Buchanan MineGoldPast Producer
Buena VistaGoldPast Producer
Bull Hill MineGoldPast Producer
Burke MinesGoldPast Producer
Burns MineGoldPast Producer
C.O.D.GoldPast ProducerUnderground
Caley MineGoldPast Producer
Callie MineGoldPast Producer
Cambrian ResourcesGoldPlant
Cameron MineGoldPast Producer
Campbell MineGoldPast Producer
Carbonate QueenGoldPast Producer
Carlton MillGoldPast Producer
Carpenter MineGoldPast Producer
CarperGoldPast Producer
CaseyGoldPast Producer
Chance of 94GoldPast Producer
Chicago TunnelGoldPast ProducerUnderground
Chicken HawkGoldPast Producer
Chief MineGoldPast Producer
Christmas MineGoldPast Producer
Christy TunnelGoldPast Producer
Ck&N MineGoldPast Producer
Clara MineGoldPast Producer
Claude ShaftGoldPast Producer
ClementsGoldPast Producer
ClimaxGoldPast Producer
Clyde MineGoldPast Producer
Cobb MineGoldPast Producer
Colorado BossGoldPast Producer
Colorado CityGoldPast Producer
Columbine TunnelGoldPast Producer
Comet MineGoldPast Producer
CommonwealthGoldPast Producer
ConejasGoldPast Producer
ContactGoldPast Producer
ConundrumGoldPast Producer
CooperGoldPast Producer
CoriolanusGoldPast Producer
CorralGoldPast Producer
Crawford ShaftGoldPast Producer
Cripple Creek Gold Hill TunnelGoldPast Producer
Crown Point ShaftGoldPast Producer
Crozier-SellersGoldPast Producer
CummingsGoldPast Producer
DahlGoldPast Producer
DamonGoldPast Producer
DanteGoldPast Producer
DarnellGoldPast Producer
Dead HorseGoldPast Producer
Dead PineGoldPast Producer
DeadwoodGoldPast Producer
Deerhorn MineGoldPast Producer
DelmonicoGoldPast Producer
DexterGoldPast Producer
Dillion MineGoldPast Producer
Doctor MineGoldPast Producer
Dolly VardenGoldPast Producer
Dooley GroupGoldPast Producer
Doty ShaftGoldPast Producer
DrippGoldPast Producer
Ducy MineGoldPast Producer
Dustin & WhitneyGoldPast Producer
E B TunnelGoldPast Producer
Eagles MineGoldPast Producer
East VictorGoldPast Producer
EclipseGoldPast ProducerUnderground
El Paso Mine & MillGoldPast Producer
ElktonGoldPast ProducerUnderground
EllaGoldPast Producer
EllithorpGoldPast Producer
EmmaGoldPast Producer
Empire MineGoldPast Producer
Enterprize GroupGoldPast Producer
EpwGoldPast Producer
Eureka TunnelGoldPast Producer
EvansGoldPast Producer
Excelsior MineGoldPast Producer
FairviewGoldPast Producer
FaunleroyGoldPast Producer
FavoriteGoldPast Producer
FccGoldPast Producer
FernGoldPast Producer
Findley MineGoldPast Producer
Fish ShaftGoldPast Producer
FitchGoldPast Producer
FlorenceGoldPast Producer
Flying CloudGoldPast Producer
FondyGoldPast Producer
Forest QueenGoldPast Producer
Fountain ValleyGoldPast Producer
Four QueensGoldPast Producer
FoxGoldPast Producer
FrankenbergGoldPast Producer
Fredberg ShaftGoldPast Producer
FresnoGoldPast Producer
FryGoldPast Producer
Garfield GrouseGoldPast Producer
GarrisonGoldPast Producer
GarstinGoldPast Producer
GenevaGoldPast Producer
Gettysburg ShaftGoldPast Producer
GilbertGoldPast Producer
GleasonGoldPast Producer
Globe HillGoldProducerUnderground
GlorietaGoldPast Producer
Gold BandGoldPast Producer
Gold BondGoldOccurrence
Gold BugGoldPast Producer
Gold CoinGoldPast Producer
Gold CraterGoldPast Producer
Gold DollarGoldPast Producer
Gold Hill TunnelGoldPast Producer
Gold KingGoldPast ProducerUnderground
Gold KnobGoldPast Producer
Gold PassGoldPast Producer
Gold SectionGoldPast Producer
Gold SouereignGoldPast Producer
Gold Standard GroupGoldPast Producer
Golden CircleGoldPast Producer
Golden Cycle MillGoldOccurrence
Golden GateGoldPast Producer
Golden GlobeGoldPast Producer
Golden WedgeGoldPast Producer
GoldfieldGoldPast Producer
Good Will TunnelGoldPast Producer
Grace GreenwoodGoldPast Producer
GraniteGoldPast Producer
GrantGoldPast Producer
Grant CarlsonGoldPast Producer
Great ViewGoldPast Producer
GregoryGoldPast Producer
Greve and CopelandGoldPast Producer
GrouseGoldPast Producer
GuyotGoldPast Producer
Half MoonGoldPast Producer
Hamer ShaftGoldPast Producer
Haney ShaftGoldPast Producer
Hanna BrittGoldPast Producer
Happy YearGoldPast Producer
HardwoodGoldPast Producer
HarringtonGoldPast Producer
HarrisonGoldPast Producer
HartGoldPast Producer
HarwoodGoldPast Producer
HastingsGoldPast Producer
Hawkeye MineGoldPast Producer
HawkinsGoldPast Producer
Heh TunnelGoldPast Producer
HeimsGoldPast Producer
Henry AdneyGoldOccurrence
HestainGoldPast Producer
HiberniaGoldPast Producer
HighGoldPast Producer
HimesGoldPast Producer
Hit & MissGoldPast Producer
HitchcockGoldPast Producer
Hobo TunnelGoldPast Producer
HomestakeGoldPast Producer
HooperGoldPast Producer
HoosierGoldPast Producer
HoskinsGoldPast Producer
HowardGoldPast Producer
HummerGoldPast Producer
HustedGoldPast Producer
I C MorseGoldPast Producer
Ida BellGoldPast Producer
Ida MayGoldPast Producer
Independence MineGoldPast Producer
IndexGoldPast Producer
InghamGoldPast Producer
Irish MollyGoldPast Producer
IsabellaGoldPast Producer
Ithica TunnelGoldPast Producer
Jackrabbit #2GoldPast Producer
JeffersonGoldPast Producer
JenkinsGoldPast Producer
Jennie SampleGoldPast Producer
Jerry JohnsonGoldProducer
Joe DandyGoldPast Producer
JosephGoldPast Producer
Josie B ShaftGoldPast Producer
JuliaGoldPast Producer
Julie EGoldPast Producer
K TunnelGoldPast Producer
KalamazooGoldPast Producer
KatinkaGoldPast Producer
Keener ShaftGoldPast Producer
KeithGoldPast Producer
KeithGoldPast Producer
KellumGoldPast Producer
Kelly ShaftGoldPast Producer
Kentucky BellGoldPast Producer
Kentucky BelleGoldPast Producer
Keystone ShaftGoldPast Producer
KingGoldPast Producer
King SolomonGoldPast Producer
Kittie LaneGoldPast Producer
Kitty MGoldPast Producer
Kolb ShaftGoldPast Producer
La BellaGoldPast Producer
Last DollarGoldPast Producer
Last EffortGoldPast Producer
Le BrunGoldPast Producer
Lee MineGoldPast Producer
LexingtonGoldPast Producer
LillieGoldPast Producer
Little BlancheGoldPast Producer
Little FauntleroyGoldPast Producer
Little GiantGoldPast Producer
Little JoeGoldPast Producer
Little Mary & Ocean WaveGoldPast Producer
Little MaudGoldPast Producer
Little MayGoldPast Producer
Little NellGoldPast Producer
LlewellynGoldPast Producer
LoganGoldPast Producer
LonaconingGoldPast Producer
LondonderryGoldPast Producer
Lone StarGoldOccurrence
Los AnglesGoldPast Producer
Lost AnnaGoldPast Producer
Lost Dollar MineGoldPast Producer
LovettGoldPast Producer
LowellGoldPast Producer
Lucky CornerGoldPast Producer
Lucky GusGoldPast Producer
Lucky TunnelGoldPast Producer
LyonsGoldPast Producer
Mabel MGoldPast Producer
MackeyGoldPast Producer
MackinGoldPast Producer
MaggieGoldPast Producer
Maid of OrleansGoldPast Producer
MaloneyGoldPast Producer
Maranville, Mumper PlacersGoldOccurrencePlacer
MargaretGoldPast Producer
Mary AliceGoldPast Producer
Mary AnnGoldPast Producer
Mary CashenGoldPast Producer
MarylandGoldPast Producer
Masterpiece TunnelGoldPast Producer
Mattie DGoldPast Producer
MaudGoldPast Producer
Maude HelenaGoldPast Producer
May BGoldPast Producer
Mayflower TunnelGoldPast Producer
Mc Kinnie ShaftGoldPast Producer
McKinneyGoldPast Producer
McdadeGoldPast Producer
McginnesGoldPast Producer
McleudGoldPast Producer
MercerGoldPast Producer
MidgetGoldProducer
MidwayGoldPast Producer
Millen TunnelGoldPast Producer
MillerGoldPast Producer
Mineral Rock InclineGoldPast Producer
MinnehahaGoldPast Producer
Minnie BellGoldPast Producer
MinniekGoldOccurrence
MintGoldPast Producer
MitchellGoldPast Producer
Mk&TGoldPast Producer
ModocGoldPast Producer
Moffat TunnelGoldPast Producer
MohicanGoldPast Producer
Mollie GibsonGoldPast Producer
Monte ChristoGoldPast Producer
MontroseGoldPast Producer
MonumentGoldPast Producer
Moon AnchorGoldPast Producer
MooseGoldPast Producer
Morning StarGoldPast Producer
Mother DwyerGoldPast Producer
Mountain BeautyGoldPast Producer
Mulvaney ShaftGoldPast Producer
MurphyGoldPast Producer
NarcissusGoldPast Producer
NecessityGoldPast Producer
Nellie VGoldPast Producer
New ChesapeakeGoldPast Producer
New Haven InclineGoldPast Producer
New MoonGoldPast Producer
New York TunnelGoldPast Producer
New ZealandGoldPast Producer
NewellGoldPast Producer
NichollsGoldPast Producer
Night HawkGoldPast Producer
No. 11GoldPast Producer
North CascadeGoldPast Producer
North TrachyteGoldPast Producer
NuggetGoldPast Producer
OakGoldPast Producer
OgilvieGoldPast Producer
Old GoldGoldPast Producer
Ophelia TunnelGoldPast Producer
OphirGoldPast Producer
Orpha MayGoldPast Producer
OrphanGoldPast Producer
Par ValueGoldPast Producer
Parker & GardnerGoldPast Producer
Parker Grouse #2GoldPast Producer
Patti RosaGoldPast Producer
PauperGoldPast Producer
PeachyGoldPast Producer
PeggyGoldPast Producer
PerkinsGoldPast Producer
PharmacistGoldPast Producer
Pikes PeakGoldPast Producer
PinnacleGoldPast Producer
PintoGoldPast Producer
Plymouth RockGoldPast Producer
PointerGoldPast Producer
PoormanGoldPast Producer
PorcupineGoldPast Producer
PorterGoldPast Producer
PortlandGoldUnknownUnderground
Portland #3GoldPast Producer
PrideGoldPast Producer
Prince AlbertGoldPast Producer
PrincessGoldPast Producer
ProcterGoldPast Producer
ProperGoldPast Producer
ProtectionGoldPast Producer
PuckettGoldPast Producer
PuebloGoldPast Producer
PuritanGoldPast Producer
QuariziteGoldPast Producer
RaalerGoldPast Producer
RamonaGoldPast Producer
RattlerGoldPast Producer
Raven MineGoldPast Producer
Raven TunnelGoldPast Producer
RawsonGoldPast Producer
Red BirdGoldPast Producer
Red UmbrellaGoldPast Producer
RequaGoldPast Producer
RiceGoldPast Producer
Rigi Mine Rock DumpGoldPast Producer
RileyGoldPast Producer
Rising SunGoldPast Producer
RittenhouseGoldPast Producer
Rose MaudGoldPast Producer
Rose Nicol ShaftGoldPast ProducerUnderground
RossGoldPast Producer
Round TopGoldPast Producer
RowellGoldPast Producer
RubieGoldProducer
RussellGoldPast Producer
Rustler InclineGoldPast Producer
RyanGoldPast Producer
SalleeGoldPast Producer
Sangre De CristoGoldPast Producer
Santa RitaGoldProducer
SaundersGoldPast Producer
School Section MineGoldProducer
ScottGoldPast Producer
SedanGoldPast Producer
SextonGoldPast Producer
Sharp ShaftGoldPast Producer
Shepard ShaftGoldPast Producer
ShermanGoldPast Producer
Shurtloff #2GoldPast Producer
Silver TipGoldPast Producer
SimmonsGoldPast Producer
SimsGoldPast Producer
Sitting BullGoldPast Producer
Smith RileyGoldPast Producer
SmugglerGoldPast Producer
Sol CainGoldPast Producer
SolomonGoldPast Producer
South BurnsGoldPast Producer
South ParkGoldPast Producer
SpecimanGoldPast Producer
St ThomasGoldPast Producer
StaffordGoldPast Producer
Standard TunnelGoldPast Producer
Star of BethlehemGoldPast Producer
StateGoldPast Producer
StewartGoldPast Producer
StrongGoldPast Producer
SummitGoldPast ProducerUnderground
Sunset TunnelGoldPast Producer
SunshineGoldPast Producer
SwansonGoldPast Producer
SweepstakesGoldPast Producer
TarbetGoldPast Producer
TatemanGoldPast Producer
Teddy Tolan ShaftGoldPast Producer
Tenderfoot HillGoldPast Producer
TeutonicGoldPast Producer
ThatcherGoldPast Producer
TheobaldGoldPast Producer
TheresaGoldPast Producer
Thomas & GaffneyGoldPast Producer
Thome ShaftGoldPast Producer
ThompsonGoldPast Producer
TimberGoldPast Producer
Tipton ShaftGoldPast Producer
TompkinsGoldPast Producer
TrachyteGoldPast Producer
TrailGoldPast Producer
TrilbyGoldPast Producer
TriumphGoldPast Producer
Tropic PlacerGoldOccurrencePlacer
Uintah TunnelGoldPast Producer
Uncle SamGoldPast Producer
UnknownGoldOccurrence
UnknownGoldOccurrence
UnknownGoldOccurrencePlacer
UnknownGoldOccurrence
UnknownGoldOccurrence
UnknownGoldOccurrence
UnknownGoldOccurrence
V M TunnelGoldPast Producer
VandenburgGoldPast Producer
Victor Gold MineGoldPast Producer
VindicatorGoldPast ProducerUnderground
Virginia MGoldPast Producer
War EagleGoldOccurrence
War EagleGoldPast Producer
WattGoldPast Producer
WautaugaGoldPast Producer
WhalenGoldPast Producer
WhimGoldPast Producer
WhipGoldPast Producer
WhisperGoldPast Producer
White Elephant LodeGoldPast Producer
White ShaftGoldPast Producer
Whitford TunnelGoldPast Producer
Wild HorseGoldPast Producer
WilkinsonGoldPast Producer
WilliamsGoldPast Producer
WinchesterGoldPast Producer
WisconsinGoldPast Producer
WoodGoldPast Producer
Worthing & MoonGoldPast Producer
WphGoldPast Producer
WrockloffGoldPast Producer
WykoffGoldPast Producer
YouieGoldPast Producer
ZenobiaGoldPast Producer
ZoeGoldPast Producer
Kirkpatrick claimsOccurrence

Town by town, in the county's histories

54,930 words

The part of each published history that is about one town: 1 chapter, each reproduced complete.

TownChapter FromLength
Cripple CreekThe Labor History of the Cripple Creek District : a Study in IndustriaThe Labor History of the Cripple Creek District : a Study in Industrial Evolution (1908)54,930 words in 4 parts

Every populated place in the county

23

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.

The vanished settlements of Teller 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.