Yorkville, Colorado
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the CaƱon City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81212. It lies near Lion Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Curley Peak 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.
- 1889 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1892 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Royal Gorge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Curley Peak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Curley Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Yorkville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 60 acres in total. 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LOCKE PARK |
| 6 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | STULTZ |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SHEMP |
| 30 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | STULTZ |
| 2 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LIONS CANYON |
| 15 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | BEAR RIDGE |
| 9 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LOCKE PARK |
| 9 August 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Royal Gorge Field Office | LOCKE MTN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Yorkville: 14 past producers, 12 prospects, 6 producers, 5 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Thorium, Barium-Barite, Uranium, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Claims Nos. 1 and 2 1977 | Lead, Barium-Barite, Copper, Gold, Thorium, Silver | Past Producer | Barite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Thorite | |
| Bentley Pegmatite | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz | Past Producer | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz | |
| Big Chief 1 Claim | Barium-Barite, Silver, Lead, Copper, Thorium, REE, Uranium | Past Producer | 1932 | |
| Grape Creek & Serpent Prospect | Clay, Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Griffen Property | Barium-Barite, Lead, Thorium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper | Past Producer | 1951 | |
| Hardship Lode | Vermiculite | Producer | ||
| Hot Shot Claims | Thorium, REE | Occurrence | ||
| John Spalding | Barium-Barite, Thorium, Lead | Prospect | 1951 | |
| Last Hope | Feldspar, Mica, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Quartz | Producer | Mica, Microcline, Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galena | 2.2 miles | 26 | |
| Chandler (historical) | 7.3 miles | 23 | |
| Rockvale | 8.6 miles | 23 | |
| Coal Creek | 8.9 miles | 23 | |
| Williamsburg | 9.6 miles | 24 | |
| Prospect Heights | 9.7 miles | 24 | |
| Brookside | 10.0 miles | 24 | |
| Lincoln Park | 10.2 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 191847. 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.












