BlockMidway, Colorado
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Sapinero census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81243. The Survey maps it on the Powderhorn quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1908 USGS Uncompahgre quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Uncompahgre quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Powderhorn quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Midway (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 72 acres in total. 8 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2009 | Natural | 3.1 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | HUNTSMAN |
| 30 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 60 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | VULCAN |
| 2 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | HUNTSMAN |
| 15 July 2018 | Natural | 5.9 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | SOUTH BEAVER |
| 12 July 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | SUGAR CREEK |
| 8 June 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | PINE CREEK |
| 30 June 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | 9 MILE |
| 28 June 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | FLYING W |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 87 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 87 workings within 5 miles of Midway (historical): 37 occurrences, 23 past producers, 23 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Thorium, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, REE, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cebolla Creek Titaneferous Iron De | Iron, Titanium | Past Producer | ||
| Domingo District | Gold, Silver, Sulfur, Copper, Tellurium, Lead, Zinc, Selenium, Bismuth, Thorium, Vanadium | Producer | 1894, 1898, 1983 | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gunnison Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Tellurium, Selenium | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | |
| Ironcap Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Lucretia Mine | Thorium, REE, Manganese, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Thorite | |
| Mammoth Good Hope Mine | Gold, Silver, Tellurium, Sulfur, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Vanadium, Bismuth, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1898, 1930 | |
| Old Lot Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1934 | |
| Powderhorn manganese prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Sunset | Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vulcan (historical) | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Powderhorn | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Iola (historical) | 9.3 miles | 21 | |
| Gateview | 9.4 miles | 19 | |
| Smith Place | 9.8 miles | 16 | |
| Chance | 12.6 miles | 12 | |
| Sapinero | 15.4 miles | 24 | |
| Gunnison | 15.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 188362. 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.