Ohio, Colorado
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Gunnison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81237. It stands on Gold Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pitkin quadrangle. It stands 8,570 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1941 USGS Pitkin quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1945 USGS Pitkin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Pitkin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Gunnison quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Pitkin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Ohio between 1992 and 2020, burning about 56 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 | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | FLICK GULCH |
| 8 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | THOMPSON |
| 29 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | not named |
| 26 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | QUARTZ CREEK |
| 23 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | MINGO GULCH |
| 21 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | CABANA |
| 13 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 9 June 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | LOOKOUT MTN |
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 Ohio: 27 occurrences, 27 past producers, 22 producers, 11 unknowns. 22 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Beryllium, Lead, Silver, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazooka | Mica, Lithium, Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Beryl | REE, Beryllium | Occurrence | Beryl, Monazite | |
| Beryl and Rare Minerals Lode | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica, Beryllium | Producer | Beryl, Muscovite | |
| Black Wonder | Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), REE, Tantalum | Occurrence | Beryl, Monazite | |
| Black Wonder | Iron | Occurrence | Magnetite | |
| Black Wonder | Feldspar, Beryllium, Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Derby | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium | Occurrence | Pegmatite | |
| Brown Derby #4,5, White Spar #1,2 | Mica, Beryllium, Gemstone, Garnet, Tantalum | Producer | Apatite, Beryl, Garnet, Lepidolite, Microlite, Topaz | |
| Brown Derby Dike No. 1 | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE | Producer | Microlite, Monazite | |
| Brown Derby Mine | Lithium, Tantalum, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ohio in 1 storm report in 2006: 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2006 | Heavy Rain | Ohio | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbelltown (historical) | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Pitkin | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Waunita Hot Springs | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Parlin | 7.6 miles | 20 | |
| Doyleville | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sillsville | 11.5 miles | 12 | |
| Whitepine | 11.7 miles | 20 | |
| Almont | 14.1 miles | 15 |
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 Ohio | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7080772 | 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 189049. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








