Dyersville, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Breckenridge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80424. The Survey maps it on the Boreas Pass quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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 Boreas Pass 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 Boreas Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
94 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Dyersville (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 2 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 | 72 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 30 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 29 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 19 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 105 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 105 workings within 5 miles of Dyersville (historical): 50 past producers, 32 occurrences, 15 producers, 7 unknowns. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cally Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Carbonate Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Producer | Anglesite, Galena | |
| Commodore Placer | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Dunkin | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Dunkin, Juniata, Puzzle, Ouray, Gold Dust, Washington | Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead | Producer | ||
| Fredonia | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Producer | ||
| Governor Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Governor Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Harrison Tunnel | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Horn Property | Uranium, REE | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River | 3.2 miles | 31 | |
| Tordal Estates | 4.3 miles | 31 | |
| Lincoln | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| Breckenridge | 5.1 miles | 31 | |
| Preston (historical) | 5.6 miles | 31 | |
| Parkville (historical) | 5.7 miles | 23 | |
| Peak Seven West | 6.9 miles | 31 | |
| Tiger (historical) | 7.2 miles | 33 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 183147. 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.








