Adelaide, Colorado
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Leadville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80461. It lies near Yankee Hill. The Survey maps it on the Leadville South quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Adelaide
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Matchless Minelisted 2010 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 30 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.
- 1889 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1935 USGS Mount Elbert quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1935 USGS Mt Elbert quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Mount Elbert quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Mount Elbert quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Leadville South quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Leadville South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
40 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Adelaide (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake County | CABIN |
| 28 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 14 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Leadville / Lake County Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 11 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Front Range District Office | ZION |
| 1 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | ZION SUMMIT |
| 5 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 27 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Leadville / Lake County Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 358 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 358 workings within 5 miles of Adelaide (historical): 308 past producers, 24 occurrences, 24 producers, 2 plants. 26 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Manganese, Lead, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Ball Mountain | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Ball Mtn. Property | Zinc, Lead, Copper | Producer | ||
| Ballard-President-Big Six | Iron, Silver, Bismuth | Producer | Replacement | |
| Black Cloud Mill | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold | Plant | ||
| Black Cloud Mine | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1971 | |
| Chalk Mtn | Garnet | Producer | ||
| Columbia Tunnel | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Diamond Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Elk & Grey Swan Group | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oro (historical) | 0.9 miles | 30 | |
| Resurrection Mill | 1.3 miles | 30 | |
| Leadville | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| Stringtown | 3.4 miles | 30 | |
| Leadville Junction | 4.4 miles | 32 | |
| Birdseye | 4.7 miles | 35 | |
| Malta | 5.1 miles | 30 | |
| Mount Massive Lakes | 6.9 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 180161. 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.














