BlockUna, Colorado
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the West Garfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81635. It stands on Wallace Creek. The Survey maps it on the Parachute quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1929 USGS Grand Valley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Grand Junction quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Grand Junction quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Grand Junction quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Grand Junction quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Parachute quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Grand Junction quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Grand Junction quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Grand Junction quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
241 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 241 fires within 5 miles of Una between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,290 acres in total. 128 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 | 128 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 91 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Grand Valley Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | SAMPSON 3 |
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | SMITH GLCH |
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | SMITHGLCH2 |
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | PETE-N-BIL |
| 7 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | PARACHT NW |
| 6 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | LOGAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Una: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parachute | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Battlement Mesa | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Rulison | 11.2 miles | 13 | |
| Anvil Points | 12.7 miles | 23 | |
| Rifle | 19.6 miles | 20 | |
| Antlers | 22.5 miles | 20 | |
| Silt | 26.1 miles | 20 | |
| New Castle | 32.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 174259. 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.