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Astor City, Colorado

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Minturn-Red Cliff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81645. It lies near Bishop Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Minturn quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Astor City within Eagle County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

71 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Astor City (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 16 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
Recreation and ceremony30
Natural16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestGAME CREEK
4 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestCLUTTER GARDEN
29 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined24 acresWhite River National ForestTWO ELK
26 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestCROSS CREEK FIRE
17 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestLION
12 September 2018Naturalunder an acreWhite River National ForestHOMESTAKE
11 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestTWO ELK
10 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestTIGIWON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Eagle County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Astor City (historical): 16 past producers, 8 occurrences, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
EagleIron, Silver, GoldOccurrenceLimonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite, Turgite
EagleArsenicOccurrence
EagleZinc, Copper, LeadProducerBornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Lead, Tetrahedrite
Eagle #2AluminumOccurrence
Eagle MineZinc, Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold, ManganesePast Producer1879
Gilman (Red Cliff) DistrictLead, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Manganese, IronPast ProducerAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Cerargyrite, Cerussite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Smithsonite
Homestake CreekPumicePast Producer
Iron MaskGold, Silver, Zinc, Manganese, LeadProducerReplacement
LibertyLead, Zinc, SilverOccurrence
Little SpringUranium, VanadiumPast Producer

Every working recorded in Eagle County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Gilman1.4 miles21
Belden2.1 miles21
Minturn2.8 miles21
Red Cliff3.4 miles21
Dowds Junction4.5 miles21
Eagles Nest4.9 miles21
Mid Vail5.0 miles21
West Vail5.5 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 198185. 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.