Midland, Colorado
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Divide census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80814. It lies near Putney Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Cripple Creek North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 28 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.
- 1894 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Cripple Creek North quadrangle1:24000, 9 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Cripple Creek North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
55 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Midland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 68 acres in total. 8 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/undetermined | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1993 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Royal Gorge Field Office | OIL CREEK |
| 18 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 26 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Divide Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 2 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Teller County | not named |
| 19 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 17 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florissant Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 17 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Divide Fire Protection District | DOME ROCK FIRE |
| 14 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Midland: 5 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Nickel, Titanium, Metal, Peat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma L Mine | Nickel, Titanium, Metal | Producer | ||
| Emma L. Mine | Nickel, Titanium | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Peat | Occurrence | Peat | |
| Genevieve | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Phonolite Mtn. | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillett (historical) | 5.7 miles | 28 | |
| Divide | 5.8 miles | 25 | |
| Stratton | 7.7 miles | 26 | |
| Cripple Creek | 7.8 miles | 26 | |
| Fairview | 7.9 miles | 26 | |
| Midway | 8.2 miles | 26 | |
| Altman (historical) | 8.6 miles | 26 | |
| Anaconda (historical) | 8.7 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 191226. 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.











