Russell Gulch, Colorado
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Central City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80427. It lies near Davenport Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Central City quadrangle.
On record in Russell Gulch
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Russell Gulch I.O.O.F. Hall No. 47-Wagner and Askewlisted 2011- Frontenac and Aduddell Mine Complexlisted 2020
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 27 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.
- 1905 USGS Central City quadrangle1:62500
- 1910 USGS Central City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1912 USGS Central City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Central City quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1944 USGS Central City quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Central City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
78 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Russell Gulch between 1993 and 2020, burning about 238 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central City Fire Department | N/A |
| 7 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | PICKLE |
| 3 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | MIKE FIRE |
| 12 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | WHITE HORSE |
| 9 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | BALD MOUNTAIN |
| 7 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | DEVIL |
| 31 August 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Black Hawk Fire Department | N/A |
| 30 August 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Black Hawk Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 1,094 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1,094 workings within 5 miles of Russell Gulch: 927 past producers, 72 occurrences, 69 producers, 22 unknowns. 71 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 394357 | Silver, Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Alma-Lincoln Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Uranium | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Polybasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Gold, Cerussite, Chalcocite, Covellite | |
| Anchor | Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Molybdenite, Pyrite, Fluorite | |
| Angeline | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Producer | Vein | |
| Atlantic & Brighton | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Bachus Group | Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Baltimore-#7391 | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1867 | |
| Barita-Hill Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Producer | Galena, Silver | |
| Belfast & Shamrock | Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Bellvue-Hudson Group | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevadaville | 1.2 miles | 27 | |
| Central City | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| Black Hawk | 2.6 miles | 29 | |
| Smith Hill | 4.2 miles | 29 | |
| Wideawake (historical) | 5.0 miles | 27 | |
| Cottonwood | 6.0 miles | 29 | |
| Apex (historical) | 6.3 miles | 27 | |
| Nugget | 6.5 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 181447. 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.










