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Elkton, Colorado

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Crested Butte census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81225. It lies near Anthracite Mesa. The Survey maps it on the Oh-be-joyful quadrangle.

Elkton within Gunnison County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 27 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

11 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Elkton between 1992 and 2018, burning about 2 acres in total. 7 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
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony4

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
5 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National ForestsWASHINGTON
30 August 2006Naturalunder an acreGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National ForestsGOTHIC
29 August 2016Naturalunder an acreGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National ForestsGOTHIC
29 August 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseSLATE
24 July 1992Naturalunder an acreWhite River National Forestnot named
19 July 2005Naturalunder an acreGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National ForestsOH-BE-JOYFUL
18 July 2008Naturalunder an acreGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National ForestsWASHINGTON GULCH
18 July 2000Naturalunder an acreGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National ForestsRUSTLER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gunnison County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 64 workings within 5 miles of Elkton: 23 occurrences, 20 unknowns, 11 past producers, 10 producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, 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
AburdixGold, Silver, Lead, ZincOccurrenceGold, Lead, Silver
Augusta MineGold, Zinc, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Crested Butte Mining & Milling Co. Grp.Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, LeadProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Ella, Ella C, Crown, JusticeLead, Copper, Zinc, SilverOccurrenceCopper
EurekaCopper, Lead, Gold, SilverProducerCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gunnison County Mines RprGold, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Horace Porter MineCobalt, NickelPast Producer
Iron KingBarium-Barite, Zinc, IronOccurrence
Jenny, Jimmy, Mamie, Anna ClaimsZinc, Lead, CopperOccurrence

Every working recorded in Gunnison 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
Pittsburg1.7 miles27
Gothic2.3 miles26
Mount Crested Butte5.1 miles26
Crested Butte6.9 miles23
Irwin7.1 miles26
Ruby7.5 miles26
Crystal7.5 miles17
Floresta9.6 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 186476. 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.