BlockGilpin, Colorado
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the South Bent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81054. It lies near Ninemile Hill. The Survey maps it on the Gilpin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1891 USGS Higbee quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Higbee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS La Junta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS La Junta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Gilpin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS La Junta quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS La Junta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Gilpin in 2011, burning about 5 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | LAS ANIMAS |
| 7 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | LAS ANIMAS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Gilpin: 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boggsville | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Las Animas Junction | 8.1 miles | 18 | |
| Keller | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| Las Animas | 8.6 miles | 18 | |
| Fort Lyon | 10.2 miles | 18 | |
| Riverdale | 10.4 miles | 15 | |
| Melina | 10.6 miles | 18 | |
| Hilton | 10.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 195662. 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.