BlockShavano, Colorado
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Salida census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81201. It stands on Cyclone Creek. The Survey maps it on the Garfield 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
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.
- 1940 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Gunnison quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Shavano (historical) between 1996 and 2020, burning about 5 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | GOAT WADI |
| 17 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | ANGEL |
| 4 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | MIDDLE FORK |
| 12 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | MILE MARKER 204 |
| 25 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | 252 |
| 7 June 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | HUNKYDORY |
| 25 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SHAVANO TRAIL |
| 25 June 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | CREE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 98 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 98 workings within 5 miles of Shavano (historical): 65 past producers, 22 occurrences, 8 producers, 2 prospects. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Gold, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bill Short | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Cadmium, Zinc | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Greenockite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Boss Lake | Iron | Producer | Magnetite | |
| California | Molybdenum, Beryllium | Producer | Vein | |
| California Mine | Beryllium, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Stockwork | |
| Clinton Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Manganese, Silver | Past Producer | 1904 | |
| Copper Hill | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Copper King | Nickel, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Desdemona | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Geneva Claim | Silver, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite, Silver |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Stonewall (historical) | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Hancock (historical) | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Romley (historical) | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Maysville | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Alpine (historical) | 7.5 miles | 20 | |
| Saint Elmo (historical) | 7.7 miles | 20 | |
| Iron City (historical) | 7.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 203902. 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.