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Gilman, Colorado

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Minturn-Red Cliff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81649. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Minturn quadrangle.

Gilman within Eagle County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 21 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

68 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Gilman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35 acres in total. 13 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
Recreation and ceremony34
Natural13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
4 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestCLUTTER GARDEN
29 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined24 acresWhite River National ForestTWO ELK
26 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestCROSS CREEK FIRE
19 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestMERIDIAN
17 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestLION
12 September 2018Naturalunder an acreWhite River National ForestHOMESTAKE
11 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestTWO ELK
10 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestTIGIWON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Eagle County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Gilman: 17 past producers, 7 occurrences, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc. 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
EagleIron, Silver, GoldOccurrenceLimonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite, Turgite
EagleArsenicOccurrence
EagleZinc, Copper, LeadProducerBornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Lead, Tetrahedrite
Eagle #2AluminumOccurrence
Eagle MineZinc, Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold, ManganesePast Producer1879
Gilman (Red Cliff) DistrictLead, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Manganese, IronPast ProducerAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Cerargyrite, Cerussite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Smithsonite
Homestake CreekPumicePast Producer
Iron MaskGold, Silver, Zinc, Manganese, LeadProducerReplacement
LibertyLead, Zinc, SilverOccurrence
Little SpringUranium, VanadiumPast Producer

Every working recorded in Eagle 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
Belden0.6 miles21
Astor City (historical)1.4 miles21
Red Cliff2.0 miles21
Minturn4.2 miles21
Mid Vail5.8 miles21
Eagles Nest5.9 miles21
Dowds Junction5.9 miles21
Pando6.1 miles33

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 204669. 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.