BlockAble, Colorado
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the South Bent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81044. The Survey maps it on the Prowers quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1892 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Prowers quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Able between 2003 and 2020, burning about 290 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 4 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 4 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 5 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hasty-McClave Fire Department & Ambulance Service | UNKNOWN |
| 20 June 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Wiley Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 19 June 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 5 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 31 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hasty-McClave Fire Department & Ambulance Service | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Able: 11 occurrences, 8 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Uranium Occurrence | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caddoa | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Four Corners Crossing | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| McClave | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lubers | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Prowers | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Old Fort Lyons | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hasty | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Keesee | 7.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 195556. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.