Nathrop, Colorado
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Buena Vista census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81236. It lies near Ruby Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Nathrop quadrangle. 288 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 7,680 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Nathrop
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Gas Creek Schoollisted 2018
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1956 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Poncha Springs quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Nathrop quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Gunnison quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Nathrop quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Nathrop (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 427 acres in total. 48 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Front Range District Office | SUGAR LOAF |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | TIE GULCH |
| 24 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | SUGAR LOAF MTN |
| 22 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | CHINA MAN |
| 15 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | RUBY MOUNTAIN |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | SPRING GULCH |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | ARNOLD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Nathrop (historical): 10 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Copper, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Futurity | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mount Princeton Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Nathrop Ruby Mt. | Pumice, Perlite | Occurrence | Pumice | |
| Picuris Placer Mine | Vanadium | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Shannon Last Chance | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Lower Arkansas River Placers | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Lower Browns Creek Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Johnson Village | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Swan (historical) | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Futurity | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Buena Vista | 7.2 miles | 22 | |
| Turret | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Browns Canon | 9.4 miles | 19 | |
| Newett | 9.4 miles | 16 |
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 Nathrop (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6969972 | The 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 204759. 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.







