Wild Horse, Colorado
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Pueblo West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81007. It stands on Wild Horse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Northwest Pueblo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 28 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 Northwest Pueblo quadrangle1:24000, 11 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
520 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 520 fires within 5 miles of Wild Horse between 2011 and 2020, burning about 502 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 | 463 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2016 | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | PUEBLO |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pueblo Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2013 | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Wild Horse: 5 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Diamond | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Pueblo West | 3.2 miles | 28 | |
| Goodnight | 4.7 miles | 28 | |
| Bragdon | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Pueblo | 6.0 miles | 24 | |
| Fearnowville | 6.7 miles | 24 | |
| Salt Creek | 7.6 miles | 23 | |
| Blende | 7.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 193698. 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.











