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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1941 USGS Pitkin quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1945 USGS Pitkin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Parlin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Gunnison quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Parlin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 2002Regional 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/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | SEWELL |
| 9 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | HWY 114 2 |
| 9 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | HWY 114 |
| 9 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | KRUGER GU4 |
| 10 July 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | KRUGER GU3 |
| 10 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | KRUGER GU1 |
| 10 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | KRUGER GU2 |
| 11 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Gunnison County | GUX #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K O | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Lubricator Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1889 | |
| Maple Leaf Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Opportunity | Mica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Gemstone | Occurrence | Beryl, Lepidolite, Microlite, Tantalite, Topaz, Tourmaline | |
| Opportunity Group | Beryllium, REE | Past Producer | ||
| Opportunity No 1 | Mica, Beryllium, Feldspar, Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Opportunity No. 1 Claim | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE | Occurrence | Microlite, Monazite | |
| Unknown | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Gold, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Maple Leaf Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1890, 1933 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sillsville | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Doyleville | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Ohio | 7.6 miles | 19 | |
| Chance | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Gunnison | 10.9 miles | 14 | |
| Campbelltown (historical) | 11.5 miles | 19 | |
| Waunita Hot Springs | 11.7 miles | 19 | |
| Almont | 12.8 miles | 15 |
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 Parlin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q268928 | The 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.








