Sillsville, Colorado
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Gunnison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81230. The Survey maps it on the Iris quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Iris quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Saguache quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Sillsville between 2003 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | HWY 114 2 |
| 9 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | HWY 114 |
| 9 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | KRUGER GU4 |
| 14 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | CAMP K 3 |
| 10 July 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | KRUGER GU3 |
| 10 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | KRUGER GU1 |
| 10 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | KRUGER GU2 |
| 1 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | CAMP KE 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Sillsville: 21 past producers, 4 unknowns, 4 producers, 3 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Gold, Lead. 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 | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | 1892, 1952 | |
| Alaska Yukon Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Black Cat Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1907 | |
| Black Cat Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Denver City | Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Denver City Mine | Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Selenium, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1898 | |
| Green Mountain District | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Selenium, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1934 | |
| Hathaway Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Hathaway Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| K O | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parlin | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Chance | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Doyleville | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Gunnison | 11.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ohio | 11.5 miles | 19 | |
| Waunita Hot Springs | 14.2 miles | 19 | |
| Vulcan (historical) | 14.5 miles | 16 | |
| Campbelltown (historical) | 15.4 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122545574 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 189630. 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.





