BlockJasper, Colorado
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Del Norte census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81132. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jasper quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1922 USGS Conejos quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Antonito quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Jasper between 1996 and 2020, burning about 2 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | BARBEL |
| 14 July 2020 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Rio Grande National Forest | WINDY |
| 25 June 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | SCRAG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Jasper: 7 occurrences, 4 past producers, 4 unknowns, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Tunnel | Antimony | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Decatur Ne District | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Aluminum, Asbestos, Zinc | Producer | 1870, 1874, 1939 | |
| Emma Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1881 | |
| Guadaloupe Claims Group | Silver, Copper, Gold, Iron, Zinc, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Guadaloupe Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1875, 1930 | |
| Marble Mountain Deposit | Aluminum, Potassium | Occurrence | 1915 | |
| Miser Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1875, 1930 | |
| Unknown | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Jasper | Asbestos, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Perry Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1874, 1875 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summitville (historical) | 6.9 miles | 24 | |
| Hanna | 18.1 miles | 19 | |
| Torres | 18.9 miles | 18 | |
| Del Norte | 18.9 miles | 19 | |
| Evansville | 19.1 miles | 19 | |
| Gerrard | 19.2 miles | 21 | |
| South Fork | 19.8 miles | 22 | |
| Sevenmile Plaza | 19.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 190646. 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.