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Corona, Colorado

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Granby census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80482. It lies near Mount Epworth. The Survey maps it on the East Portal quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Corona within Grand County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 28 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

27 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Corona (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined11
Recreation and ceremony7
Debris and open burning3
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism1

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 2017Naturalunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandJASPER LAKE
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest District, CraigCLEAR CUT
8 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandEAST PORTAL
5 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNederland Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
28 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandCRATER LAKES
28 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandLOST LAKE
23 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNederland Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
22 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreGilpin CountyUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Grand County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Corona (historical): 14 occurrences, 8 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Lead. 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
Gold Spring GroupLead, Silver, Uranium, Zinc, GoldUnknown
Mountain GoatUranium, Copper, MolybdenumPast ProducerVein
Mountain GoatCopper, Molybdenum, Uranium, VanadiumPast Producer
UnknownLead, Silver, Zinc, CopperPast Producer
UnknownTinOccurrenceCassiterite
UnknownSilver, GoldOccurrenceGold, Silver
Blue Stone Mines IncFluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Blue Stone Mines, Inc.Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceVein
UnknownLead, Copper, Silver, ZincPast Producer
UnknownLead, Copper, Silver, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Grand 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
Winter Park5.1 miles26
Maryvale5.4 miles26
Hideaway Park5.4 miles26
Fraser7.0 miles26
Tabernash9.3 miles26
Elkdale12.7 miles25
Granby17.1 miles25
Leal20.9 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 180995. 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.