BlockBrumley, Colorado
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Leadville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81251. It lies near Graham Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Independence Pass 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
10 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.
- 1909 USGS Mount Jackson quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Mount Jackson quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Independence Pass quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Independence Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Brumley (historical) between 1995 and 2011, burning about 1 acre in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | INDEPENDENCE MTN |
| 10 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LAPLATA GULCH |
| 31 July 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | WINE O |
| 3 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | WINFIELD |
| 21 June 2002 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | GRIZZLY RESEVOIR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Brumley (historical): 14 past producers, 7 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star | Gold, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mountain Boy | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Smith-Bullard Mines, Inc. | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Manganese | Producer | Galena, Pyrite, Quartz | |
| Stewart Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver | Prospect | Altaite, Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Eureka | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Independence District | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Producer | 1879, 1951 | |
| Independence Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1879 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everett | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Twin Lakes | 8.5 miles | 30 | |
| Kobe | 12.4 miles | 30 | |
| Mount Massive Lakes | 13.5 miles | 30 | |
| Balltown | 13.9 miles | 29 | |
| Malta | 14.0 miles | 30 | |
| Stringtown | 15.5 miles | 30 | |
| Leadville Junction | 15.9 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 180336. 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.