BlockComanche, Colorado
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the East Adams census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80136. The Survey maps it on the Living Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1951 USGS Living Springs quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Denver East quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Comanche in 2011, burning under an acre in total. None 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 |
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 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | WATKINS |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | STRASBURG |
| 4 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | BENNETT |
| 23 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | STRASBURG |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Comanche: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living Springs | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Leader | 14.2 miles | 16 | |
| Bennett | 17.0 miles | 17 | |
| Strasburg | 17.1 miles | 14 | |
| Manila | 19.7 miles | 14 | |
| Cabin Creek | 22.1 miles | 15 | |
| Watkins | 23.2 miles | 19 | |
| Barr Lake | 25.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 184647. 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.