BlockSwan, Colorado
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Salida census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81201. It lies near Green Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Nathrop quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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
- 1956 USGS Poncha Springs quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Nathrop quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Gunnison quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Nathrop quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
62 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Swan (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 145 acres in total. 50 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | SAWMILL |
| 15 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | RUBY MOUNTAIN |
| 11 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | BIG WALL |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | GOAT GULCH |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | SPRING GULCH |
| 5 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | COTTONWOOD CREEK |
| 26 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | IA 422 |
| 26 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | EAST COTTONWOOD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 87 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 87 workings within 5 miles of Swan (historical): 60 past producers, 15 occurrences, 10 producers, 2 prospects. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Manganese, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace High-Jackpot Prospect | Copper, Iron | Occurrence | Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Malachite | |
| Buckley Hill | Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Coffey Pot Claims | Feldspar, Beryllium, Tantalum | Occurrence | Beryl, Feldspar | |
| Combination Prospect | Mica, Feldspar, Beryllium | Occurrence | 1942 | |
| Copper King Mine | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Sphalerite | |
| Gold Bug Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Uranium | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Independence Mine | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Zinc, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gahnite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite | |
| Lucky John No. 2 Mine | REE, Thorium, Uranium | Occurrence | 1952 | |
| M and W | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mica - Beryl Mine | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica, Beryllium | Producer | Beryl, Muscovite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Turret | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Browns Canon | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Nathrop (historical) | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Futurity | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Belleview | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Smeltertown | 9.3 miles | 19 | |
| Johnson Village | 9.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 189480. 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.