BlockRuxton, Colorado
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the South Bent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81054. It lies in Ruxton Draw. The Survey maps it on the Ninaview quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Higbee quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Higbee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS La Junta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS La Junta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS La Junta quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Ninaview quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS La Junta quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ruxton: 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toonerville | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Ninaview | 8.8 miles | 15 | |
| Gilpin | 13.8 miles | 16 | |
| Boggsville | 20.6 miles | 18 | |
| Keller | 21.7 miles | 18 | |
| Las Animas Junction | 21.7 miles | 18 | |
| Las Animas | 22.4 miles | 18 | |
| Hilton | 22.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 203854. 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.
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.