BlockSanta Maria, Colorado
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Fairplay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80448. It lies near Brandywine Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Mount Logan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1945 USGS Mount Logan quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Mount Logan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Mount Logan quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mount Logan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Santa Maria between 1993 and 2020, burning about 131 acres in total. 10 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | COMPUTER TERMINAL |
| 2 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SHAWNEE NORTH 1 |
| 2 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SHAWNEE NORTH 2 |
| 2 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 30 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | BEN TYLER |
| 26 August 2019 | Natural | 70 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SHAWNEE PEAK |
| 22 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SHAWNEE |
| 14 August 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Santa Maria: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey Kenosha Pass Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weller | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Grant | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Singleton | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Shawnee | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Webster | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Highland Park | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Glenisle | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Harris Park | 8.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 183214. 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.