BlockBeartown, Colorado
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Silverton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81433. The Survey maps it on the Storm King Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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.
- 1900 USGS Needle Mountains quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1902 USGS Needle Mountains quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Storm King Peak quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1966 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Silverton quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 2001 USGS Storm King Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Beartown (historical) between 2000 and 2020, burning about 40 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | SHEEP MTN |
| 6 July 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | GREENHALGH |
| 13 October 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | San Juan National Forest | NEBO |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Beartown (historical): 14 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Tellurium, Antimony, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Claim | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Golden Shear Group | Gold, Silver, Tellurium | Past Producer | ||
| Little Giant Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Antimony, Tellurium, Zinc | Past Producer | 1892, 1961 | |
| Little May Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1892, 1893 | |
| Pride of the West | Lead, Zinc | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Beartown District | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Tellurium, Antimony | Past Producer | 1892, 1961 | |
| Summit Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Zinc, Tellurium | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Sylvanite Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Zinc, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1892, 1893 | |
| Robinson Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Tellurium, Antimony | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gold Bug | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howardsville | 9.1 miles | 32 | |
| Middleton | 9.8 miles | 32 | |
| Silverton | 10.5 miles | 30 | |
| Eureka | 11.3 miles | 30 | |
| Needleton | 11.4 miles | 25 | |
| Gladstone (historical) | 13.9 miles | 28 | |
| Animas Forks (historical) | 14.8 miles | 30 | |
| Chattanooga (historical) | 15.7 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 187812. 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.