Fairview, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Westcliffe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81253. It stands on Bigelow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Saint Charles Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1889 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1892 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Saint Charles Peak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Saint Charles Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Fairview between 1992 and 2020, burning about 104 acres in total. 34 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 | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Royal Gorge Field Office | S. HOLBERT |
| 21 September 2019 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Front Range District Office | DAVENPORT |
| 10 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | WALK UP |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | 80 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | DITCH CREEK |
| 29 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | MASON GULCH |
| 28 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | DITCH CREEK |
| 20 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Beulah Valley Volunteer Fire Department | N/A |
| 20 August 2003 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SCRAGGY PEAKS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Fairview: 5 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Uranium, Iron, Lead, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Crown No. 2 Claim | Thorium, Barium-Barite, Uranium | Prospect | 1935 | |
| Hardin Claim Group | Uranium, Vanadium, Thorium | Prospect | Vein | |
| Ophir Creek Claims | Lead, Gold, Silver | Prospect | Cerargyrite, Gold | |
| Unnamed Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Unidentified Mine | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unidentified Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Buckeye - Holt Mine | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mineral Claims No. 2 | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unidentified Occurrence | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unidentified Occurrence | Silver | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Isabel | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| McKenzie Junction | 8.2 miles | 24 | |
| Cold Spring | 9.5 miles | 24 | |
| Greenwood | 9.5 miles | 23 | |
| Wetmore | 11.8 miles | 23 | |
| Rosita | 12.7 miles | 24 | |
| Querida | 13.1 miles | 26 | |
| Silver Cliff | 19.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 192371. 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.











