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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1889 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1892 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Florence SE quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | FARLEY |
| 23 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Wet Mountain Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 23 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LUIS CREEK |
| 23 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LUIS CREEK 5 |
| 23 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LEWIS CREEK 4 |
| 23 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LUIS CREEK 3 |
| 14 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department (Florence Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 1 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Wetmore Volunteer Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airborne Anomaly 18 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Black Hawk Mines 1-4 | Quartz | Producer | ||
| Colorado Zinc Company Mine | Lead, Zinc | Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Black Hawk | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Beryllium | Past Producer | Quartz | |
| Blackhawk Mines 1-4 | Beryllium, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lawson Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Southfield Cherokee | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | Clay |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Creek | 8.1 miles | 23 | |
| Rockvale | 9.0 miles | 23 | |
| Florence | 9.4 miles | 24 | |
| Williamsburg | 9.5 miles | 24 | |
| Portland | 9.5 miles | 24 | |
| Concrete | 9.5 miles | 23 | |
| Chandler (historical) | 10.4 miles | 23 | |
| Galena | 10.8 miles | 26 |
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.










