Peabodys, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Fairplay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80456. It stands on South Tarryall Creek. The Survey maps it on the Como quadrangle.
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 Como 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 Como quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Peabodys between 1994 and 2019, burning about 20 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | P.I.T. |
| 16 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 9 July 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | BOREAS |
| 5 July 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | PATIO |
| 23 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | PALMER #1 |
| 23 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | PALMER #2 |
| 16 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 15 July 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | RASPBERRY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Peabodys: 15 occurrences, 10 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Zinc, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortune Placer Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Hill Placer | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Iron Mine | Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Iron Mountain Claims | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Quartz | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Zinc, Lead | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ute Mine | Zinc, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Beaver Creek Mine | Iron | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrrhotite | |
| Iron Mine | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Como | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Jefferson | 7.0 miles | 26 | |
| Quartzville (historical) | 8.0 miles | 33 | |
| Alma Junction | 8.4 miles | 33 | |
| Dudley (historical) | 8.4 miles | 33 | |
| Alma | 8.4 miles | 33 | |
| Fairplay | 9.4 miles | 23 | |
| Park City (historical) | 10.0 miles | 33 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122566382 | 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 183386. 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.








