BlockWhite River City, Colorado
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Meeker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81641. It lies near Oil Well Gulch. The Survey maps it on the White River City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1907 USGS White River quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS White River quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS White River City quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Rangely quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
194 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of White River City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,303 acres in total. 176 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 | 176 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | CITY |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | FOG |
| 8 September 2016 | Natural | 10 acres | Rangely Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Blanco County | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | SHERM |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | AT LAST |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | ALKALI |
| 6 September 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Northwest District, Craig | CR2 |
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of White River City: 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 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 | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker | 16.9 miles | 16 | |
| Angora | 19.5 miles | 12 | |
| Rio Blanco | 28.5 miles | 18 | |
| Thornburgh | 29.1 miles | 17 | |
| Rangely | 30.8 miles | 14 | |
| Buford | 33.0 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on White River City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q55637622 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 171722. 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.