Silverdale, Colorado
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Georgetown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80444. It stands on Leavenworth Creek. The Survey maps it on the Georgetown quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Silverdale
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 8 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
McClellan Houselisted 1972 · 0.5 miles away
Hamill Houselisted 1972 · 0.9 miles away
Grace Episcopal Churchlisted 1973 · 0.9 miles away
Toll Houselisted 1970 · 1.0 miles away
Georgetown Loop Railroadlisted 1970 · 1.0 miles away
Hotel de Parislisted 1970 · 1.0 miles away
Ore Processing Mill and Damlisted 1971 · 1.0 miles away- Alpine Hose Company No. 2listed 1973 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1903 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Silverdale (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 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 | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | WEST CHICAGO CREEK |
| 27 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | UTE CREEK |
| 26 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clear Creek County Office | CCX 884 |
| 23 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | THREE CHIEFS |
| 17 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 16 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | SOUTH CHICAGO |
| 13 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | WEST CHICAGO CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 290 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 290 workings within 5 miles of Silverdale (historical): 229 past producers, 27 occurrences, 26 producers, 6 unknowns. 26 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Anglo Saxon Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Anglo-Saxon Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bard Creek Mine | Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Lead, Silver | |
| Capitol Prize | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | ||
| Capitol Prize | Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Cascade Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Silver | |
| Colorado Central Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Polybasite, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Denver Granite and Marble | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dixie Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Electrum, Galena, Polybasite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Tennantite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | 1.0 miles | 29 | |
| Silver Plume | 1.6 miles | 29 | |
| Empire | 4.9 miles | 29 | |
| Lamartine | 5.0 miles | 28 | |
| Graymont | 5.5 miles | 31 | |
| Bakerville | 5.8 miles | 31 | |
| Lawson | 6.3 miles | 29 | |
| Freeland | 6.4 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 181885. 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.








