BlockCampbelltown, Colorado
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Gunnison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81241. It lies near Islet Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Pitkin 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
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1941 USGS Pitkin quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1945 USGS Pitkin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Pitkin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Gunnison quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Pitkin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Campbelltown (historical) between 1992 and 2016, burning about 53 acres in total. 6 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | not named |
| 2 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | not named |
| 1 August 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | SAWPIT |
| 8 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | THOMPSON |
| 7 July 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | PITKIN |
| 29 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | not named |
| 26 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | QUARTZ CREEK |
| 21 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | BULL GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 94 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 94 workings within 5 miles of Campbelltown (historical): 30 occurrences, 29 producers, 22 past producers, 13 unknowns. 29 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Lincoln Tunnel | Copper | Occurrence | Copper | |
| Bassick | Silver, Gold, Lead | Producer | Gold, Lead, Silver | |
| Beryl | REE, Beryllium | Occurrence | Beryl, Monazite | |
| Black Wonder | Feldspar, Beryllium, Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Buckhorn | REE, Beryllium, Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum | Occurrence | Beryl, Monazite, Muscovite | |
| Bucky Pegmatite | Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE, Beryllium | Producer | Beryl, Monazite, Muscovite | |
| Carbonate King | Zinc | Producer | Vein | |
| Carter-Raymond Mines | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Cortland | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Producer | Vein | |
| Fairview | Lead, Silver, Copper | Producer | Copper, Galena |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitkin | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Ohio | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Waunita Hot Springs | 7.4 miles | 19 | |
| Whitepine | 10.3 miles | 20 | |
| Tincup | 10.8 miles | 16 | |
| Doyleville | 11.3 miles | 12 | |
| Parlin | 11.5 miles | 20 | |
| Abbeyville | 12.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 189069. 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.