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Sikes, Colorado

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Penrose-Portland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81253. It stands on Fourmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Florence SE quadrangle.

Sikes within Fremont County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 25 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

37 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Sikes between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,047 acres in total. 13 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Natural13
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
30 September 2001Naturalunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestFARLEY
23 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresWet Mountain Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
23 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresPike and San Isabel National ForestLUIS CREEK
23 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestLUIS CREEK 5
23 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestLEWIS CREEK 4
23 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestLUIS CREEK 3
14 August 2017Naturalunder an acreWilliamsburg Volunteer Fire Department (Florence Fire Protection District)UNKNOWN
1 August 2018Naturalunder an acreWetmore Volunteer Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN

Every fire recorded in Fremont County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Sikes: 5 occurrences, 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Beryllium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Quartz. 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
Airborne Anomaly 18UraniumOccurrence
Black Hawk Mines 1-4QuartzProducer
Colorado Zinc Company MineLead, ZincProducerGalena, Sphalerite
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSand and Gravel
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
Black HawkStone, Crushed/Broken, BerylliumPast ProducerQuartz
Blackhawk Mines 1-4Beryllium, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lawson MineClayPast Producer
Southfield CherokeeClayProducer
UnknownClayOccurrenceClay

Every working recorded in Fremont 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
Coal Creek8.1 miles23
Rockvale9.0 miles23
Florence9.4 miles24
Williamsburg9.5 miles24
Portland9.5 miles24
Concrete9.5 miles23
Chandler (historical)10.4 miles23
Galena10.8 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 192078. 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.