Silver Springs, Colorado
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It lies in ZIP code area 80470. It stands on Wisp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bailey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 29 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.
- 1893 USGS Platte Canyon quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1945 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Bailey 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 Bailey quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
163 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Silver Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,135 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 | 137 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | North Fork Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Platte Canyon Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | DENNY'S FIRST IN 98 |
| 29 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Platte Canyon Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Platte Canyon Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 27 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Larimer County | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Silver Springs: 5 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Nickel, Beryllium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becky Sharp | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Hallack Mine | Beryllium, Feldspar, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Ruble Claims | Beryllium, Copper, Feldspar, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Arlington | Gold, Silver | Unknown | 1875 | |
| Barker | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1860 | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Osirio Mine | Nickel | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Osirio Mine | Nickel | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will-O-The-Wisp | 0.8 miles | 29 | |
| Bailey | 5.5 miles | 29 | |
| Insmont | 5.5 miles | 29 | |
| Estabrook | 5.5 miles | 29 | |
| Harris Park | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Glenisle | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Highland Park | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Shawnee | 8.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 183255. 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.









