BlockIron City, Colorado
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Buena Vista census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81236. It lies near Poplar Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Saint Elmo quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Iron City
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.
St. Elmo Historic Districtlisted 1979 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1940 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Saint Elmo quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS St. Elmo quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Gunnison quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Saint Elmo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Iron City (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 3 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 3 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | WELDON GULTCH |
| 28 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | BIG GRASSY |
| 20 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | ALPINE |
| 16 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | GROUSE CANYON |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chaffee County | ALPINE LAKE |
| 15 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | COAL CREEK |
| 12 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | PTARMIGAN LAKE |
| 7 August 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | HOPE GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Iron City (historical): 22 past producers, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine No One | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Beryl Gem Claims | Beryllium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium) | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Black Hawk | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Buckhorn Tun | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Carey Mill | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Dmd | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | |
| Garfield Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Chest Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Mary Murphy Group | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Mary Murphy Mine | Zinc, Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Manganese | Past Producer | 1949 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Elmo (historical) | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Romley (historical) | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Alpine (historical) | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Hancock (historical) | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Stonewall (historical) | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Shavano (historical) | 7.7 miles | 20 | |
| Garfield | 11.1 miles | 20 | |
| Centerville | 13.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 203897. 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.