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Funston, Colorado

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Glenwood Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81601. It stands on Oasis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Glenwood Springs quadrangle.

Funston within Garfield County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 22 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

110 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Funston between 1992 and 2020, burning about 47,312 acres in total. 45 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined49
Natural45
Recreation and ceremony9
Smoking3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks1
Debris and open burning1

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
8 September 2010Naturalunder an acreNorthwest District, Grand JunctionRED MUD
8 September 2000Naturalunder an acreNorthwest District, Grand JunctionRAILROAD
29 September 2001Natural2.0 acresNorthwest District, Grand JunctionTRAIL
29 September 1998Naturalunder an acreNorthwest District, Grand JunctionGLENWOOD
26 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined34 acresNorthwest District, Grand JunctionGFX ASSIST 17
20 September 2010Naturalunder an acreNorthwest District, Grand Junction19TH STREET
20 September 2010Naturalunder an acreNorthwest District, Grand JunctionOASIS CREEK
2 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest District, Grand JunctionWALMART COMMAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Garfield County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Funston: 4 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General. 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
Glenwood SpringsGeothermalUnknown
Strong MineLead, ZincPast Producer
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
UnknownLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
UnknownClayOccurrenceClay
Glenwood Lime QuarryLimestone, DimensionProducer
Jammeron PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Marblehead QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSand and Gravel

Every working recorded in Garfield 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
Glenwood Springs1.5 miles22
No Name3.0 miles22
Cardiff4.3 miles22
Chacra5.3 miles20
Cattle Creek8.4 miles15
New Castle10.0 miles20
Kiggin10.9 miles16
Satank12.0 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 174081. 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.