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Parlin, Colorado

20 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 81239. It stands on Quartz Creek. The Survey maps it on the Parlin quadrangle. It stands 7,933 feet above sea level.

Parlin within Gunnison County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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

9 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Parlin between 2002 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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
Arson/incendiarism5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Debris and open burning1
Natural1

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
1 August 2002Naturalunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseSEWELL
9 July 2003Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresSouthwest District, MontroseHWY 114 2
9 July 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseHWY 114
9 July 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseKRUGER GU4
10 July 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseKRUGER GU3
10 July 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseKRUGER GU1
10 July 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseKRUGER GU2
11 April 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresGunnison CountyGUX #2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gunnison County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Parlin: 6 past producers, 6 occurrences, 5 producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Beryllium. 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
K OGold, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Lubricator MineGold, SilverPast Producer1889
Maple Leaf MineLead, Silver, GoldPast Producer
OpportunityMica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, GemstoneOccurrenceBeryl, Lepidolite, Microlite, Tantalite, Topaz, Tourmaline
Opportunity GroupBeryllium, REEPast Producer
Opportunity No 1Mica, Beryllium, Feldspar, QuartzPast Producer
Opportunity No. 1 ClaimNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REEOccurrenceMicrolite, Monazite
UnknownSilver, Zinc, Lead, GoldUnknown
UnknownGold, Silver, ZincUnknown
Maple Leaf MineGold, SilverPast Producer1890, 1933

Every working recorded in Gunnison 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
Sillsville4.2 miles12
Doyleville7.2 miles12
Ohio7.6 miles19
Chance7.9 miles12
Gunnison10.9 miles14
Campbelltown (historical)11.5 miles19
Waunita Hot Springs11.7 miles19
Almont12.8 miles15

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 ParlinAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q268928The 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 189019. 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.