Carterville, Colorado
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Eagle-Gypsum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81632. It lies near Dry Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Wolcott quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Wolcott quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Vail quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Carterville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 225 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 2 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 | 32 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.5 acres | Eagle County | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 107 acres | White River National Forest | SALT CREEK #2 |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | BEARD |
| 20 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | BELLYACHE |
| 20 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | BERRY CREEK |
| 16 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Eagle County | MURRAY ROAD |
| 16 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Eagle County | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Carterville: 4 producers, 2 past producers, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silver, Manganese, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B & B Edwards Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lake Cr. | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Lucky Strike #1 | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Silver | Producer | Vein | |
| Unknown | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Arrowhead Village | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Wolcott | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bachelor Gulch Village | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Avon | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Beaver Creek Village | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Fulford | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Eagle | 9.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 176264. 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.






