BlockRussell, Colorado
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Blanca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81133. It stands on Placer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Russell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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 Huerfano Park quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huerfano Park quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Russell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Blanca Peak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Russell between 2006 and 2018, burning about 121,815 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 107,995 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SPRING CREEK |
| 18 June 2006 | Natural | 13,820 acres | Pueblo Interagency Dispatch Center | MATO VEGA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Russell: 20 past producers, 11 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken & Hoppy Claims | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Grayback North District | Lead, Silver, Iron, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Sunnyside Tunnel | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Galena, Pyrite | |
| X. T. C. Claim | Copper, Silver | Prospect | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite | |
| John Moore and Lucky Claims | Iron, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Lone Star of the West Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite | |
| Giant Gulch Placer | Gold, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1909 | |
| Last Chance Placer | Gold, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1936 | |
| Willow Gulch Placer | Gold, Tellurium | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Lower Star of the West Mine | Iron, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Veta Pass | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Fir | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Garland City (historical) | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Fort Garland | 11.7 miles | 11 | |
| Blanca | 14.5 miles | 11 | |
| San Luis | 25.5 miles | 12 | |
| Viejo San Acacio | 27.0 miles | 11 | |
| Chama | 27.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 204781. 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.