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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 33 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.
- 1889 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1934 USGS Climax quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Mount Lincoln quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1938 USGS Mt. Lincoln quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Mount Lincoln quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Mt. Lincoln quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Alma quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Alma quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 2002Regional 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/undetermined | 27 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 28 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 23 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Northwest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 15 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 1 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | BEAVER CREEK 3 |
| 9 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | POORMAN |
| 4 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LONDON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 170 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Placer & Leaching Plant | Gold, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Alma Placers | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| American Mill | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1933 | |
| Buckskin Joe | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Buckskin Joe | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | Replacement | |
| Champaign Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Uranium | Past Producer | 1876 | |
| Champaign and Coney Claim | Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead | Producer | ||
| Champaign and Coney Mines | Gold, Silver, Uranium | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Copper King Prospect | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Criterion Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma | 1.7 miles | 33 | |
| Dudley (historical) | 1.7 miles | 33 | |
| Alma Junction | 2.6 miles | 33 | |
| Quartzville (historical) | 4.7 miles | 33 | |
| Horseshoe (historical) | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Fairplay | 6.1 miles | 23 | |
| Leavick (historical) | 6.2 miles | 24 | |
| Peabodys | 10.0 miles | 23 |
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.















