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Fink, Colorado

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Cotopaxi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81212. It stands on Tallahassee Creek. The Survey maps it on the McIntyre Hills quadrangle.

Fink within Fremont County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 24 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

105 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Fink between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,057 acres in total. 51 started naturally. 1 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
Natural51
Missing data/not specified/undetermined39
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking2
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
6 September 2001Naturalunder an acreRoyal Gorge Field OfficePARKDALE
4 September 2018Naturalunder an acreFront Range District OfficeSOUTH RIM
12 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTallahassee Rural Fire Protection AssociationUNKNOWN
11 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresRoyal Gorge Field OfficeCRAMPTON
7 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersCANON CITY
4 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersPARKDALE RANCH
4 August 2000Natural2.0 acresRoyal Gorge Field OfficeTWIN MTN
4 August 1995Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresRoyal Gorge Field OfficeSPIKEBUCK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fremont County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 50 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 50 workings within 5 miles of Fink: 17 past producers, 15 occurrences, 13 producers, 5 prospects. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Arkansas River Placers DistrictGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincPast Producer1932, 1945
Baker Gulch ProspectCopperOccurrenceChalcopyrite
Border FeldsparFeldspar, Silica, MicaPast Producer
Border Feldspar ProspectFeldspar, Quartz, Mica, Bismuth, BerylliumPast ProducerBeryl, Bismutite, Feldspar, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz
Consolidated Feldspar Corporation MineFeldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), TantalumPast ProducerBeryl, Microcline, Muscovite
Copper Gulch DepositUranium, Copper, TungstenOccurrenceTorbernite
Eight Mile Park DistrictFeldspar, Mica, Quartz, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, BismuthPast ProducerFeldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, Beryl
Eight Mile Park pegmatite areaQuartz, Feldspar, MicaOccurrencePEGMATITES
Meyers MineFeldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Lithium, Uranium, Copper, Bismuth, LeadProducer1929, 1942
Mica Lode MineQuartz, Mica, Feldspar, Beryllium, REE, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Copper, Lithium, BismuthPast Producer1904, 1928

Every working recorded in Fremont 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
Sample1.8 miles26
Buckskin Joe3.0 miles26
Sunset City5.6 miles24
Cañon City8.1 miles24
Orchard Park8.2 miles24
Prospect Heights8.7 miles24
Echo8.9 miles15
East Canon9.2 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 191821. 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.