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Chandler, Colorado

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Florence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81212. It stands on North Cow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rockvale quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Chandler within Fremont County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

481 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 481 fires within 5 miles of Chandler (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 137 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined395
Natural37
Recreation and ceremony15
Smoking9
Debris and open burning8
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWilliamsburg Volunteer Fire Department (Florence Fire Protection District)UNKNOWN
6 September 1996Naturalunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestSTULTZ
5 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCanon City Area Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
4 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWilliamsburg Volunteer Fire Department (Florence Fire Protection District)UNKNOWN
30 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWilliamsburg Volunteer Fire Department (Florence Fire Protection District)UNKNOWN
30 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestSTULTZ
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCanon City Area Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
28 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fremont County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 64 workings within 5 miles of Chandler (historical): 29 past producers, 26 producers, 7 occurrences, 1 plant. 27 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bentley PegmatiteFeldspar, Mica, QuartzPast ProducerFeldspar, Mica, Quartz
Canon City DepositIronOccurrenceLimonite, Siderite
Cotter Mill (facility)Uranium, MolybdenumPast Producer
Grape Creek & Serpent ProspectClay, GarnetPast Producer
Horse Shoe & El PlomaLead, Copper, Gold, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Last HopeFeldspar, Mica, Stone, Crushed/Broken, QuartzProducerMica, Microcline, Quartz
Oak CreekFeldspar, MicaProducer
Oak Creek Grade ProspectFeldspar, Quartz, MicaProducerBiotite, Microcline, Quartz
Oak Creek Grade PrsopectFeldspar, MicaOccurrence
Empire Zinc MineZincProducerSphalerite

Every working recorded in Fremont County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Rockvale2.0 miles23
Williamsburg2.6 miles24
Coal Creek2.9 miles23
Brookside2.9 miles24
Lincoln Park4.0 miles24
Prospect Heights4.2 miles24
Florence4.5 miles24
Cañon City5.2 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 204919. 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.