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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.

Russell Gulch within Gilpin County

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 27 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

78 since 1993

Regional 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/undetermined33
Recreation and ceremony15
Natural12
Smoking6
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks1
Debris and open burning1

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
8 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral City Fire DepartmentN/A
7 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandPICKLE
3 September 1999Naturalunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandMIKE FIRE
12 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandWHITE HORSE
9 August 2009Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandBALD MOUNTAIN
7 August 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandDEVIL
31 August 2020Smokingunder an acreBlack Hawk Fire DepartmentN/A
30 August 2018Smokingunder an acreBlack Hawk Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gilpin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 1,094 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
394357Silver, Uranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Alma-Lincoln MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, UraniumPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Polybasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Gold, Cerussite, Chalcocite, Covellite
AnchorMolybdenum, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincOccurrenceMolybdenite, Pyrite, Fluorite
AngelineGold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, SilverProducerVein
Atlantic & BrightonFluorine-FluoritePast ProducerUnderground
Bachus GroupGold, LeadPast ProducerUnderground
Baltimore-#7391Copper, Gold, Lead, SilverPast Producer1867
Barita-Hill MineZinc, Silver, LeadProducerGalena, Silver
Belfast & ShamrockLead, Zinc, Cadmium, Copper, GoldPast Producer1863
Bellvue-Hudson GroupZinc, Lead, Silver, GoldProducerVein

Every working recorded in Gilpin 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
Nevadaville1.2 miles27
Central City2.0 miles27
Black Hawk2.6 miles29
Smith Hill4.2 miles29
Wideawake (historical)5.0 miles27
Cottonwood6.0 miles29
Apex (historical)6.3 miles27
Nugget6.5 miles27

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.