BlockNepesta, Colorado
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Huerfano Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81039. It stands on Kramer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nepesta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Nepesta quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Nepesta quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Nepesta quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Nepesta quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Nepesta between 1995 and 2020, burning about 118 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Pueblo County | BOBCAT |
| 12 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Otero County | not named |
| 24 May 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 60 acres | Fowler Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 15 March 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fowler Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 12 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 11 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Fowler Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 10 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 11 December 2005 | 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
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Nepesta: 11 producers, 1 unknown. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlet | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Boone | 8.2 miles | 19 | |
| Fort Reynolds | 9.5 miles | 19 | |
| Avondale | 12.0 miles | 19 | |
| North Avondale | 12.5 miles | 20 | |
| Nyberg | 15.2 miles | 20 | |
| Vineland | 17.6 miles | 17 | |
| Devine | 18.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 193815. 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.