Horseshoe, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Fairplay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80440. It lies near Little Sacramento Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Fairplay West quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1889 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fairplay West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Fairplay West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Horseshoe (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 247 acres in total. 8 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/undetermined | 29 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | FAIRPLAY |
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 28 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 21 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 17 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 15 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 58 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 58 workings within 5 miles of Horseshoe (historical): 45 past producers, 9 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Lead, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Fern | Zinc, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hill Top Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Producer | Argentite, Cerargyrite, Freibergite | |
| Hilltop | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1869 | |
| Hilltop Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Hock Hocking | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1879 | |
| Mudsill | Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | 1880 | |
| Rhodes Warm Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Sacremento | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1878 | |
| Unknown | Uranium, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leavick (historical) | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Fairplay | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| Alma Junction | 4.9 miles | 33 | |
| Park City (historical) | 5.2 miles | 33 | |
| Alma | 5.6 miles | 33 | |
| Dudley (historical) | 6.5 miles | 33 | |
| Quartzville (historical) | 9.7 miles | 33 | |
| Garo | 12.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 180239. 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.










