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Kokomo, Colorado

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Breckenridge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80443. It lies near Searle Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Copper Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Kokomo within Summit County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 32 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

10 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Kokomo (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3 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/undetermined3
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural2
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1
Smoking1

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
2 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestCLIMAX
19 August 2020Naturalunder an acreWhite River National ForestCATARACT CREEK
16 August 1993Smokingunder an acreWhite River National Forestnot named
29 July 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest District, Grand JunctionSUMMIT ASSIST 2
29 July 1993Naturalunder an acreWhite River National Forestnot named
17 July 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWhite River National Forestnot named
16 July 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest District, Grand JunctionSUMMIT ASSIST 1
25 June 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestCAVE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Summit County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 133 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 133 workings within 5 miles of Kokomo (historical): 46 past producers, 44 unknowns, 30 occurrences, 13 producers. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Gold, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
American Metels InclineGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Axtell TunnelGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Breckenridge Mining DistrictGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, VanadiumPast Producer
Chalk MountainGemstoneOccurrenceTopaz
Chicago BoySilver, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Climax Mill (Facility)Molybdenum, REE, Sulfur-Pyrite, Tin, TungstenProducer
Climax Molybdenum DepositMolybdenum, REE, Sulfur-Pyrite, Tungsten, Tin, Zinc, Niobium (Columbium), Copper, Titanium, Metal, LeadProducer1879, 1918
Climax Molybdenum MineTungsten, Molybdenum, Tin, REEOccurrence1879, 1948
Climax Surface Mine Open PitMolybdenum, Sulfur, Tin, TungstenProducer
Colonel Sellers MineLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, GoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Summit 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
Wheeler Junction6.2 miles19
Copper Mountain6.2 miles19
Blue River7.7 miles31
Tordal Estates7.9 miles31
Peak Seven West8.5 miles31
Breckenridge9.0 miles31
Preston (historical)10.2 miles31
Masontown10.9 miles17

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 Kokomo (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q25080124The 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 179601. 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.