Ferndale, Colorado
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the South Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80425. It stands on Buffalo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pine quadrangle.
On record in Ferndale
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
North Fork Historic Districtlisted 1974 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 33 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.
- 1893 USGS Platte Canyon quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1945 USGS Pine quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Pine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Pine quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1983 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Pine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
240 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 240 fires within 5 miles of Ferndale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,782 acres in total. 125 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 125 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 89 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | North Fork Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SANDY |
| 5 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | 538 |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Fork Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LONG SCRAGGY |
| 4 September 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Fork Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 29 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Fork Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 68 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 68 workings within 5 miles of Ferndale: 26 producers, 20 past producers, 14 occurrences, 8 unknowns. 26 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Quartz, Fluorine-Fluorite, Feldspar, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Big Bear No. 2 Mine | Feldspar, REE | Past Producer | Microcline | |
| Billiken and Black Knight Lodes | Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | 1900 | |
| Buffalo Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1895, 1898 | |
| Butte #1 | Feldspar, Quartz, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | Fluorite, Quartz | |
| Catherine #1 Claim | Mica, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gemstone, Feldspar, Quartz | Occurrence | Fluorite, Mica, Quartz, Topaz | |
| Cook Property | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Cooper Quarry | Quartz, Feldspar, Uranium, Thorium, REE | Past Producer | 1968 | |
| Dazie Bell Mine | Quartz, Fluorine-Fluorite, REE, Manganese | Past Producer | 1965 | |
| Delbert Claims #1 & 2 | Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | Feldspar, Fluorite, Mica, Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 0.9 miles | 33 | |
| Buffalo Creek | 1.6 miles | 33 | |
| Foxton | 1.6 miles | 27 | |
| Dome Rock | 3.3 miles | 27 | |
| Longview | 3.4 miles | 27 | |
| Sphinx Park | 3.4 miles | 33 | |
| Pine Grove | 3.6 miles | 33 | |
| Indian Springs Village | 3.9 miles | 33 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 183306. 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.









