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Henson, Colorado

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81235. It stands on Ute Creek. The Survey maps it on the Uncompahgre Peak quadrangle. It stands 9,235 feet above sea level.

Henson within Hinsdale County

On record in Henson

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 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

11 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Henson between 1994 and 2018, burning about 3 acres in total. 5 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
Natural5
Recreation and ceremony5
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
29 September 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National ForestsCRYSTAL LAKE
16 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National ForestsNELLY CREEK
10 August 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseNELLY CREEK
4 July 1997Naturalunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseLAKE CITY
24 July 2006Naturalunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseHENSON CREEK
17 July 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseHENSON
13 July 2014Naturalunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseHENSON
28 June 2012Naturalunder an acreGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National ForestsCRYSTAL LAKE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hinsdale County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 61 workings within 5 miles of Henson: 27 past producers, 25 unknowns, 7 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Antimony. 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
Ajax #2Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, SilicaUnknown
Belle of the WestGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Capitol CitySilver, Copper, Lead, ZincUnknown
CzarLead, Copper, Gold, Quartz, ZincPast Producer
Eckman Manganese DepositManganese, IronOccurrence
Fanny Fern MineGold, Lead, Silver, CopperUnknown
GalenaLead, Silver, ZincUnknown
Galena District-ColoradoCopper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Uranium, Bismuth, Manganese, Arsenic, Antimony, TelluriumPast Producer1871, 1874, 1977
Gladiator MineSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, AntimonyPast ProducerVein
Gold Quartz MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Zinc, TelluriumPast Producer1951

Every working recorded in Hinsdale 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
Lake City3.3 miles20
Capitol City (historical)4.8 miles23
Cathedral18.9 miles20

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on HensonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5731405The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 188690. 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.