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Park City, Colorado

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Fairplay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80420. It stands on Cooper Creek. The Survey maps it on the Alma quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Park City within Park County

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 33 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

47 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Park City (historical) between 2002 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined27
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
3 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
28 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
23 September 2017Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreNorthwest Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
15 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNorthwest Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
1 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresPike and San Isabel National ForestBEAVER CREEK 3
9 August 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestPOORMAN
4 August 2008Naturalunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestLONDON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Park County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 170 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 170 workings within 5 miles of Park City (historical): 132 past producers, 24 occurrences, 12 producers, 1 plant. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Lead, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alma Placer & Leaching PlantGold, TungstenOccurrence
Alma PlacersGold, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
American MillLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer1933
Buckskin JoeSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, ZincProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Buckskin JoeLead, Zinc, CopperProducerReplacement
Champaign MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, UraniumPast Producer1876
Champaign and Coney ClaimZinc, Gold, Silver, LeadProducer
Champaign and Coney MinesGold, Silver, UraniumOccurrenceVein
Copper King ProspectFeldsparPast Producer
Criterion MineGold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Park County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Alma1.7 miles33
Dudley (historical)1.7 miles33
Alma Junction2.6 miles33
Quartzville (historical)4.7 miles33
Horseshoe (historical)5.2 miles23
Fairplay6.1 miles23
Leavick (historical)6.2 miles24
Peabodys10.0 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 179999. 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.