Fairview, Colorado
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Cripple Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80813. It lies near Globe Hill. The Survey maps it on the Cripple Creek South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 26 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.
- 1894 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1951 USGS Cripple Creek South quadrangle1:24000, 9 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Fairview between 1992 and 2020, burning about 267 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 4 were 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 | 30 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | PISGAH |
| 23 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cripple Creek Fire & Emergency Services | UNKNOWN |
| 23 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cripple Creek Fire & Emergency Services | UNKNOWN |
| 6 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | BARNARD |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | PONY GULCH |
| 24 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cripple Creek Fire & Emergency Services | UNKNOWN |
| 17 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Front Range District Office | SPRING CANYON |
| 16 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cripple Creek Fire & Emergency Services | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 512 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 512 workings within 5 miles of Fairview: 487 past producers, 16 producers, 6 occurrences, 2 plants. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.K. & N. Lode, El Paso, Moon Anchor | Gold, Silver, Tellurium | Producer | Vein | |
| Caledonia | Feldspar | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Cripple Creek District | Gold, Semiprecious Gemstone, Antimony, Silver, Mercury, Tellurium | Producer | Calaverite, Gold, Sylvanite, Turquoise, Krennerite | |
| Florence Lode Claim | Gemstone | Producer | Turquoise | |
| Gedney Titanium | Titanium | Past Producer | ||
| Hull City | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Portland No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Ajax Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Flourine Mining Claim Ms#9800 | Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | ||
| Molly Kathleen | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Underground |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton | 0.5 miles | 26 | |
| Anaconda (historical) | 0.9 miles | 26 | |
| Midway | 0.9 miles | 26 | |
| Cripple Creek | 1.1 miles | 26 | |
| Altman (historical) | 1.4 miles | 26 | |
| Independence (historical) | 1.4 miles | 26 | |
| Beacon Hill | 1.5 miles | 26 | |
| Elkton | 1.6 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 191291. 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.









