BlockFuturity, Colorado
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Salida census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81201. It lies near Coons Park. The Survey maps it on the Cameron Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Cameron Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Cameron Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Cameron Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Futurity between 1992 and 2019, burning about 52 acres in total. 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | SPRING GULCH |
| 31 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | DEAD ELK |
| 26 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | IA 422 |
| 26 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | EAST COTTONWOOD |
| 24 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | SPRING GUL |
| 21 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | BUENA VISTA |
| 17 August 1996 | Natural | 38 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | BULL GRASS |
| 6 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SATURDAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Futurity: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Graphite, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica, Beryllium, Uranium, REE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mica - Beryl Mine | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica, Beryllium | Producer | Beryl, Muscovite | |
| Unidentified Monazite Occurrence | Uranium, REE | Occurrence | Euxenite, Monazite | |
| Unnamed Graphite Deposit | Graphite | Past Producer | 1934 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swan (historical) | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Nathrop (historical) | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Turret | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Centerville | 7.5 miles | 17 | |
| Newett | 9.2 miles | 16 | |
| Johnson Village | 9.6 miles | 20 | |
| Browns Canon | 10.3 miles | 19 | |
| Buena Vista | 11.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 191436. 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.