Saint Thomas, Colorado
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Trinidad census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81082. It lies near Carpios Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Trinidad West quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 24 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 Spanish Peaks quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Spanish Peaks quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Spanish Peaks quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Spanish Peaks quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1900 USGS Spanish Peaks quadrangle1:125000
- 1951 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Trinidad West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Saint Thomas (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 6 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 | 56 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Stonewall Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 30 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Trinidad Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 29 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Las Animas County | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | TRINIDAD |
| 19 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fishers Peak Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 13 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fishers Peak Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 11 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Trinidad Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 10 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Las Animas County | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Saint Thomas (historical): 5 producers, 4 past producers, 3 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leone Sand and Gravel | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Claypit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Claypit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| New Mary Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Santa Fe Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Summit Brick Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Trinidad Mine | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sopris (historical) | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Piedmont (historical) | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Sopris Plaza (historical) | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| Jansen | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Starkville | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Viola (historical) | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Cokedale | 3.5 miles | 24 | |
| Trinidad | 3.9 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 194696. 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.














