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Hamlet, Colorado

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Huerfano Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81039. It stands on Chicosa Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fowler quadrangle.

Hamlet within Pueblo County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 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

48 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Hamlet between 1995 and 2020, burning about 210 acres in total. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Debris and open burning10
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony2
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
18 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresPueblo CountyBOBCAT
8 August 2017Recreation and ceremony40 acresFowler Rural Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
29 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
12 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresOtero Countynot named
9 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
8 July 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFowler Rural Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
3 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
23 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pueblo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Hamlet: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSand and Gravel
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pueblo 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
Nepesta2.8 miles19
Boone10.8 miles19
Fort Reynolds12.3 miles19
Avondale14.8 miles19
North Avondale15.3 miles20
Nyberg17.9 miles20
Whiterock20.0 miles18
Vineland20.4 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 193818. 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.