Doyleville, Colorado
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Gunnison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81230. It lies near Monson Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Doyleville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Doyleville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Saguache quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Doyleville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Doyleville between 1993 and 2018, burning about 832 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | not named |
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | BERRET |
| 15 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | TOMICHI DOME |
| 21 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | CABANA |
| 18 June 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | DRIVELINE |
| 1 June 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | MONSON |
| 17 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | COYOTE |
| 24 March 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 814 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | DOYLEVILLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Doyleville: 7 occurrences, 4 producers, 4 past producers, 3 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Beryllium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opportunity | Mica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Gemstone | Occurrence | Beryl, Lepidolite, Microlite, Tantalite, Topaz, Tourmaline | |
| Opportunity Group | Beryllium, REE | Past Producer | ||
| Opportunity No 1 | Mica, Beryllium, Feldspar, Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Opportunity No. 1 Claim | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE | Occurrence | Microlite, Monazite | |
| Unknown | Gold, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Clay, Silica | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Moore Property | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Q Opportunity #1 | Beryllium | Occurrence | Beryl | |
| Unnamed Manganese Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | Vein |
Storms near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Doyleville in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Debris Flow | Doyleville | - | Heavy rain from a thunderstorm produced a mudslide along Highway 50 between mile marker 181 and 182 which closed the highway in both directions. This occurred approximately 25 miles east of Gunnison or 7 miles south-southwest of Waunita Hot Springs. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doyleville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doyleville | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Heavy Rain | Doyleville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waunita Hot Springs | 6.9 miles | 19 | |
| Parlin | 7.2 miles | 20 | |
| Ohio | 7.9 miles | 19 | |
| Sillsville | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Campbelltown (historical) | 11.3 miles | 19 | |
| Pitkin | 11.9 miles | 19 | |
| Chance | 12.8 miles | 12 | |
| Whitepine | 13.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 204761. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






