Baxter, Colorado
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Pueblo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81001. The Survey maps it on the Devine quadrangle. It stands 4,607 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1891 USGS Nepesta quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Nepesta quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Nepesta quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Devine quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
389 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 389 fires within 5 miles of Baxter between 2011 and 2020, burning about 174 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 337 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 29 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 28 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 28 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Rural Fire District | UNKNOWN |
| 28 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Rural Fire District | UNKNOWN |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Baxter: 7 producers, 5 unknowns, 3 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesian Well #25 | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Peek Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devine | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Vineland | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Fearnowville | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Lombard Village | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Blende | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| Nyberg | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Salt Creek | 5.7 miles | 23 | |
| Pueblo | 6.4 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Baxter | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q24883679 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 203691. 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.










