Centerville, Colorado
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Salida census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81236. It stands on Bassam Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nathrop quadrangle.
On record in Centerville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Gas Creek Schoollisted 2018 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1956 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Poncha Springs quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Nathrop quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Gunnison quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Nathrop quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Centerville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 377 acres in total. 46 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 46 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Front Range District Office | SUGAR LOAF |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | TIE GULCH |
| 24 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | SUGAR LOAF MTN |
| 16 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | SAWMILL |
| 15 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | RUBY MOUNTAIN |
| 1 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | BROWNS CREEK |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | SPRING GULCH |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | ARNOLD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Centerville: 25 past producers, 9 occurrences, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Futurity | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Nathrop Ruby Mt. | Pumice, Perlite | Occurrence | Pumice | |
| Shannon Last Chance | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Hortense Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Mount Princeton Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Bancroft | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Lower Arkansas River Placers | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Lower Browns Creek Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathrop (historical) | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Swan (historical) | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Browns Canon | 6.9 miles | 19 | |
| Johnson Village | 7.1 miles | 20 | |
| Turret | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Futurity | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Buena Vista | 9.4 miles | 22 | |
| Alpine (historical) | 9.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 189465. 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.







