Parkville, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Breckenridge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80424. It lies near Georgia Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Boreas Pass 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
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1937 USGS Como quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Boreas Pass quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Como quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Boreas Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Parkville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | BERGMAN |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 25 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | White River National Forest | RADICAL |
| 25 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | White River National Forest | WOLVERINE |
| 20 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Dillon Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 19 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Red White & Blue Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 111 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 111 workings within 5 miles of Parkville (historical): 53 past producers, 36 occurrences, 16 producers, 5 unknowns. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullion King | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Producer | ||
| Cally Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Carbonate Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Producer | Anglesite, Galena | |
| Commodore Placer | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Dunkin | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Hamilton | Silver, Gold, Lead | Producer | Pyrite, Sphalerite, Galena | |
| Harrison Tunnel | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Horn Property | Uranium, REE | Occurrence | ||
| I.X.L. | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Producer | Vein | |
| Jessie Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger (historical) | 1.8 miles | 33 | |
| Lincoln | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Rexford (historical) | 3.8 miles | 33 | |
| Preston (historical) | 3.8 miles | 31 | |
| Breckenridge | 4.8 miles | 31 | |
| Dyersville (historical) | 5.7 miles | 23 | |
| Peak Seven West | 6.0 miles | 31 | |
| Gold Hill | 6.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 203893. 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.








