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Lincoln, Colorado

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Breckenridge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80424. It lies near Weber Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Boreas Pass quadrangle.

Lincoln within Summit County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

149 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined108
Recreation and ceremony20
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Debris and open burning2
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks2
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersBRECKENRIDGE
30 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreRed White & Blue Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRed White & Blue Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
3 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRed White & Blue Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
29 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
26 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRed White & Blue Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
25 September 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreWhite River National ForestWOLVERINE
21 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Summit County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 120 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 120 workings within 5 miles of Lincoln: 51 past producers, 41 occurrences, 20 producers, 7 unknowns. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper. 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
Bullion KingLead, Silver, ZincProducer
Cally MineGold, Copper, Silver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Carbonate MineZinc, Silver, LeadProducerAnglesite, Galena
Commodore PlacerGold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, LeadPast Producer
DunkinGold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer1895
Fox Lake MineLead, Silver, Zinc, GoldProducer
HamiltonSilver, Gold, LeadProducerPyrite, Sphalerite, Galena
Harrison TunnelGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Horn PropertyUranium, REEOccurrence
I.X.L.Silver, Lead, Zinc, GoldProducerVein

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
Preston (historical)2.0 miles31
Parkville (historical)2.0 miles23
Tiger (historical)2.7 miles33
Breckenridge2.8 miles31
Peak Seven West4.2 miles31
Dyersville (historical)4.6 miles23
Blue River5.0 miles31
Gold Hill5.2 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 183117. 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.