BlockOsier, Colorado
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Conejos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81120. It stands on Osier Creek. The Survey maps it on the Osier quadrangle.
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.
- 1922 USGS Conejos quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Osier quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Antonito quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Osier between 1994 and 2018, burning about 1 acre in total. 5 started naturally. 1 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 | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson National Forest | OSIER ACF |
| 14 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | not named |
| 12 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | TRAIN |
| 30 June 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | APACHE CREEK |
| 24 June 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | MUD TUNNEL |
| 21 June 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | SWEAT TREE |
| 5 October 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Carson National Forest | SHACK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Osier: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumbres | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Fox Creek | 8.0 miles | 19 | |
| Cañon | 10.3 miles | 19 | |
| Las Mesitas | 12.5 miles | 18 | |
| Mogote | 13.3 miles | 18 | |
| Paisaje | 15.1 miles | 18 | |
| Ortiz | 15.5 miles | 18 | |
| San Antonio | 16.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 190880. 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.