Stem Beach, Colorado
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Pueblo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81004. It stands on Greenhorn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Southwest Pueblo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 26 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.
- 1891 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Southwest Pueblo quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1998 USGS Southwest Pueblo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
224 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 224 fires within 5 miles of Stem Beach between 2003 and 2020, burning about 43 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 193 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Stem Beach: 5 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lime | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Charles | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Salt Creek | 5.9 miles | 23 | |
| Pueblo | 6.5 miles | 24 | |
| Lombard Village | 6.7 miles | 23 | |
| Goodnight | 6.9 miles | 28 | |
| Blende | 6.9 miles | 23 | |
| Fearnowville | 9.1 miles | 24 | |
| Eden | 10.6 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 193780. 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.












