BlockCapers Spur, Colorado
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Colorado City-Rye census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81069. The Survey maps it on the Graneros Flats 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 16 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 Walsenburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Walsenburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Walsenburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1900 USGS Walsenburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Graneros Flats quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Walsenburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Capers Spur (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 135 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 8 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 23 June 2016 | Natural | 120 acres | Huerfano County | MUSTANG |
| 31 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rye Fire Protection Department | UNKNOWN |
| 19 January 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rye Fire Protection Department | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Capers Spur (historical): 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Black Cut Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Vulcan Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Black Cut Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Cedarwood Clay Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Chamblin | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Claypits | Clay | Producer | ||
| Shamblin Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Vulcan Mine | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarwood | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Colorado City | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Greenhorn | 7.7 miles | 17 | |
| Burnt Mill | 10.9 miles | 18 | |
| Rye | 11.9 miles | 23 | |
| Cuerna Verde Park | 14.0 miles | 23 | |
| Goodpasture | 16.5 miles | 22 | |
| Saint Charles | 16.5 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2791259. 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.