Como, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Fairplay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80432. The Survey maps it on the Como quadrangle. 500 people lived here at the 2000 count. It stands 9,813 feet above sea level.
On record in Como
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 4 records
Boreas Railroad Station Sitelisted 1993
Como Cemeterylisted 2017
Como Roundhouse, Railroad Depot and Hotel Complexlisted 1983
Como Schoollisted 2000
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1937 USGS Como quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Como quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Como quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Como quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
11 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Como between 1992 and 2020, burning about 538 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 17 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Park County | not named |
| 16 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 17 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Jefferson-Como Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 16 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 15 July 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | RASPBERRY |
| 4 May 2017 | Smoking | 14 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | 8 MILE |
| 28 May 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | WILLYS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Como: 8 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortune Placer Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Hill Placer | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cline Bench Placers | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Fortune Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Peabody Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peabodys | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Jefferson | 6.5 miles | 26 | |
| Fairplay | 8.6 miles | 23 | |
| Alma Junction | 8.8 miles | 33 | |
| Alma | 9.3 miles | 33 | |
| Dudley (historical) | 9.6 miles | 33 | |
| Quartzville (historical) | 10.0 miles | 33 | |
| Park City (historical) | 10.9 miles | 33 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Como | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2989730 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 183395. 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.








