Adams County, Colorado

141 topographic sheets cover 70 settlements here, and 18 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

18 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Colorado within the United States

Adams County within Colorado

What the record shows

1,629 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
18 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 12 buildings, 5 districts and 1 structure.
1 of the 18 listings was added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 71 populated places in this county; 70 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Adams County Courthouse	building	2006	06000916
Bowles House	building	1988	88002308
Brighton High School	building	1998	97001665
Bromley Farm-Koizuma Hishinuma Farm	district	2007	07000811
Colorado Sanitary Canning Factory	building	2016	16000073
Deza Estates	district	2023	100009565
Eastlake Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company	structure	2010	10000259
Engelbrecht Farm	district	2014	14000170
Granville Fuller House	building	2012	12000242
William J. Gregory House	building	1996	96000166
Harris Park School	building	1990	90000868
Metzger Farm	district	2013	13000077
Riverside Cemetery	district	1994	94001253
M.J. Lavina Robidoux House	building	2011	11000655
Thede Farmhouse	building	1998	98000024
Union High School	building	2000	99001665
Westminster University	building	1979	79000572
Blanche A. Wilson House	building	1996	96001278

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

2,221 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,221 of them, burning about 10,166 acres. 42 started naturally and 62 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1782
Smoking	88
Equipment and vehicle use	68
Arson/incendiarism	62
Debris and open burning	56
Recreation and ceremony	52
Natural	42
Fireworks	40
Misuse of fire by a minor	16
Power generation/transmission/distribution	9
Railroad operations and maintenance	6

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
19 August 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4,200 acres	Adams County Office	SHAMROCK
19 August 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2,000 acres	Adams County Office	DETER-WINTERS
22 August 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1,000 acres	Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters	BYERS
7 July 1995	Equipment and vehicle use	443 acres	Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge	SEC23-95
22 July 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	400 acres	Adams County Office	CALHOUN
6 March 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	290 acres	Aurora Fire Department	UNKNOWN
23 March 2018	Arson/incendiarism	270 acres	Greater Brighton Fire Protection District	UNKNOWN
8 August 2016	Debris and open burning	134 acres	Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge	RATTLESNAKE HILL

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1953 to 2025

60 of 862 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 862 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 62 injuries and about $469,895,270 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Hail	489
Tornado	192
Thunderstorm Wind	135
Flash Flood	21
Lightning	19
Flood	5
Dust Devil	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 2006	Lightning	Westminster	1 killed	A man on a motorcycle was struck by lightning and killed. The motorcyclist was struck on U.S. Highway 36 between Church Ranch Blvd. and Sheridan Blvd. After the man was struck, he crashed into the center median. The lightning left a crater in the highway that was approximately 18 inches long, 8 inches wide and 4 inches deep.
May 2001	Lightning	Westminster	1 killed	A 19-yr old man was killed by lightning as he was walking along the shoulder of U.S. Highway 36 during a thunderstorm.
August 2000	Flash Flood	West Central Portion	1 killed	no account filed
June 1981	Tornado (F2)	not stated	42 hurt, $25,000,000	no account filed
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Commerce City	6 hurt	no account filed
June 2001	Hail	Watkins	5 hurt, $49,000,000	Large hail, damaging winds and very heavy rain pummeled a mobile home park in Watkins. In the park, 52 mobile homes, 14 recreational vehicles, 3 homes and a commercial building were damaged. Siding was riddled with holes and windows were broken. Vehicles sustained extensive body damage and the car windows were shattered. A handful of people were treated for minor cuts and bruises. Strong winds also flipped a tractor trailer along Interstate 70 near Watkins. At least 30 private planes at Front Range Airport were totalled. The radome protecting the National Weather Service doppler radar, which was tracking the storm, also sustained damage. The storm caused power outages which affected about 1,200 residents. Excluding the damage done at Denver International Airport, damage estimates totalled $49 million, making it the costliest storm in the last 3 years, and 10th costliest since 1984.
July 2011	Hail	Watkins	2 hurt, $164,800,000	no account filed
September 1989	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	2 hurt	no account filed
August 1977	Tornado (F1)	not stated	1 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
August 1997	Lightning	Aurora	1 hurt, $1,000	A man received minor injuries when he was struck by lightning while talking on the telephone.
May 2010	Lightning	Commerce City	1 hurt	A child was struck in the leg by lightning while watching television.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Strasburg	1 hurt	A very strong dry microburst swept a woman up into swirl of dirt and carried her approximately 150 feet. The woman was in an open field, corraling a yearling horse, when the incident occurred. Fortunately, she received only minor injuries.
September 2011	Lightning	Brighton	1 hurt	no account filed
May 1996	Hail	Thornton	$120,000,000	no account filed
May 2010	Hail	Barr Lake	$70,000,000	no account filed
June 1999	Hail	Aurora	$35,000,000	no account filed
September 2013	Flood	Barr Lake	$2,140,000	Heavy rain, ranging from 4 to 10 inches through the entire storm event, caused widespread flooding along the entire drainage system of the South Platte River. Flooding and flash flooding inpacted Riverdale Golf Course and the Regional Park. The gulch that ran through those two areas caused flooding and erosion in several places including the newly created reservoirs between the Regional Park and 120th Avenue.\|The Regional Park shop was also flooded as well as the Riverdale Golf Shop. All combined, the countys estimated damage at the Park alone, not including the golf course, was about $637,000. Parts of Colorado Boulevard between CO7 and 168th Avenue were closed due to significant damage to the road surface and foundation.\|Additional damage also occurred at retention ponds, parks and trails. The cost to roads and bridges was approximately $400,000 for repairs. Approximately 755 households were impacted by flooding.
May 2023	Flood	Northglenn	$1,000,000	Dozens of roads in Adams County were hit by flooding and were closed due to damage. Authorities believe the damage and impact to the county was severe. The following streets were closed due to flooding: 26th Ave. between Yulle Road and Wolf Creek Road, 64th Ave. between Piggott Road and Wolf Creek Road, Piggott Road from 80th Ave. to 88th Ave., Old Victory Road from US 36 to SH 79, 72nd Ave. from Bradbury-Krebs Road to Xmore Road, Road 15 from Bradbury-Krebs Road to Xmore Road, 26th Ave. from Strasburg Road to Comanche Drive, 26th Ave. from Piggott Road to Yulle Road, 48th Ave. from Strasburg Road to Piggott Road, 112th Ave. from Headlight Road to Nordbye Road, 112th Ave. from Behrens Road to Horrogate Road, 72nd Ave. from Converse Road to SH 79, 80th Ave. from Schumaker Road to SH 79, Cameron Drive from Guy Court to OBrien, Converse Road from 128th Ave. to 144th Ave., Converse Road, from 88th Ave. to 112th Ave., East 112th Ave. from SH 79 to Converse Road, 104th Ave. at Manilla Road and at Tumbleweed Court, 64th Ave. from Converse Road to Schumaker Road, Converse Road from 88th Ave. to 64th Ave., 72nd Ave. at Converse Road and SH 79, 80th Ave. from SH 79 to Schumaker Road, 112th Ave. from Himalaya Road to Picadilly. All Adams County trails were also closed, which included the South Platte River Trail.\|.
August 1999	Flash Flood	West Portion	$500,000	no account filed
May 1990	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
June 1988	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
May 1978	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
May 1976	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
June 1967	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
July 1996	Tornado (F2)	Strasburg	$220,000	no account filed
July 2001	Lightning	Thornton	$200,000	Lightning struck the roof of a home. Most of the damage was confined to the attic.
July 2018	Tornado (EF1)	Strasburg	$100,000	A tornado touched down a tossed a cattle feeder one quarter of a mile. In addition, some farm equipment was knocked over and the windows of a home were blown out.
July 1997	Lightning	Watkins	$75,000	Lightning sparked a fire causing extensive damage to a home.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Watkins	$70,000	A strong microburst wind to 92 mph (80 kts) flipped one small plane on its back and blew at DC-3 loose from its moorings and into a grassy field at Front Range Airport.
June 2023	Flash Flood	Denver Front Range A	$50,000	Highway 36 was closed due to flooding between Watkins and Schumaker Road. At least 6 vehicles were stranded with reports of roads washed out and active water rescues in progress.
August 2010	Lightning	Westminster	$30,000	Lightning struck a residence and sparked a fire. The fire migrated in the space between the first and second floor.
August 2009	Lightning	Bennett	$25,000	Lightning ignited two oil tanks near Bennett. It took 18,000 gallons of water and foam to put out the fires.
June 2009	Tornado (EF0)	Northglenn	$25,000	A small tornado touched and caused minor damage. Several trees were downed in an open field. The tornado also damaged a metal fence and minor roof damage to a nearby residence.
May 1959	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
August 2010	Lightning	Westminster	$20,000	Lightning sparked a fire at a townhome. The fire caused damage to the exterior roof and severe damage to the trusses in the attic.
July 1997	Flood	Westminster	$20,000	Heavy rain caused flooding to occur in the Rancho Pecos apartment building. Several residents had to be evacuated from their apartments.
August 2008	Lightning	Brighton	$20,000	no account filed
May 2015	Tornado (EF1)	Strasburg	$15,000	A tornado touched down briefly and extensively damaged a storage shed.
July 2001	Lightning	Thornton	$15,000	Lightning struck another home in Thornton. Most of the damage was confined to the attic.
May 2014	Flash Flood	Bennett	$10,000	A line of stationary thunderstorms produced flash flooding near Bennett. Over one foot of water was observed rushing over the junction of US 36 and Kiowa-Bennett Road.
March 2016	Dust Devil	Thornton	$5,000	A gustnado knocked down a power pole and destroyed a small storage shed.
May 2010	Lightning	Commerce City	$5,000	A lightning strike killed a buffalo at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Refuge.
September 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Brighton	$5,000	no account filed
June 1988	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$2,500	no account filed
July 1987	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$2,500	no account filed
May 1984	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$2,500	no account filed
June 1982	Tornado (F3)	not stated	$2,500	no account filed
May 1967	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$2,500	no account filed
July 1954	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$2,500	no account filed
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Westminster	$1,000	Report via social media. Measured a 50 mph gust using a handheld anemometer. A few trees down along with numerous 1-3 inch diameter branches.
July 1994	Tornado (F0)	Byers to	$500	Spotters reported a tornado 10 miles east northeast of Byers (31 miles east of Denver). The tornado traveled in open country to 6 miles east of Byers before dissipating. The tornado downed several power poles northeast of Byers. Spotters estimated the tornado to be 0.5 mile wide at its biggest point, and could have caused up to F4 type damage.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Westminster	$500	no account filed
September 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Denver	$500	no account filed
September 1993	Hail	Shamrock	$500	no account filed
September 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Shamrock	$500	no account filed
July 1955	Tornado	not stated	$250	no account filed
April 1954	Tornado	not stated	$250	no account filed
June 1983	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$30	no account filed
June 1982	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$30	no account filed
June 1982	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$30	no account filed

Mines and quarries

157 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 157 workings inside this county. 33 still produce and 124 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction	145
Clay	10
Gold	4
Gold, Silver	1
Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction	1
Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Adams North Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1956
Unknown	Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Placer
Unknown	Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver	Occurrence
Cooley Gravel Co. Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold	Past Producer	1951, 1964
Gordon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold	Past Producer	Gold, Sand and Gravel
Thornton Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold	Producer	1980
Unknown	Clay	Occurrence
Unknown	Clay	Occurrence
Unknown	Clay	Occurrence
Unknown	Clay	Occurrence
Unknown	Clay	Occurrence
Unknown	Clay	Producer
Unknown	Clay	Producer
Unknown	Clay	Producer
Unknown	Clay	Producer
Unknown	Clay	Producer
Adams Aggregate Inc Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Adams Aggregate Inc Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Adams County Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Adams County Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Adams County Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Albert Frei & Sons Sand and Gr Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Asphalt Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Asphalt Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Baker	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
C & H Construction Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Colorado Consolidated Rock Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Colorado Consolidated Rock Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Colorado Highway Dept Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Colorado-Wyoming Improvement Co Pi	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Colorado-Wyoming Improvement Co Pi	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Colorado-Wyoming Improvement Co Pi	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Colorado-Wyoming Improvment Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Consolidated Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Consolidated Rock Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Cooley Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cooley Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cooley Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cooley Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Cooley Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Cooley Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Department of Wildlife Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Fast Construction Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Fast Construction Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	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	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	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	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	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	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
H W Siddle Inc Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Henderson S&G Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Houston Construction Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Industrial Development Investrs Pi	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Jones Fine Sand Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Kilgore-Atchinson I	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Kilgore-Atchinson Ii	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Mobile Pre-Mix Concrete Inc Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Mobile Pre-Mix Concrete Inc Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Mobile Pre-Mix Concrete Inc Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Northwestern Engineering Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Parkdale	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Peter Kiewit Sons Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Pink Greenhouses Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Platte Valley Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Sterling	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Suburban Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Suburban Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Suburban Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Superior Sand and Gravel Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Tee Pee Construction Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Gravel
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Western Paving Co & Houston Con Pi	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Western Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Western Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Western Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Western Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Western Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Western Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Western Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Western Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Western Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Western Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Western Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Western Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Western Paving Co Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Western Paving Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Adams City

Commerce City census division · 80022 · On Clear Creek · Commerce City quadrangle

28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Aurora

80011 · Fitzsimons quadrangle

26 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Barr Lake

Brighton census division · 80603 · Brighton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Bennett

East Adams census division · 80102 · Bennett quadrangle

17 sheets, 1949 to 1981
Berkeley Gardens

West Adams census division · 80221 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Berkley

West Adams census division · 80221 · On Little Dry Creek · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Boston Heights

North Aurora census division · 80010 · On Toll Gate Creek · Fitzsimons quadrangle

26 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Brighton

Brighton census division · 80601 · On Third Creek · Brighton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Cabin Creek

East Adams census division · 80103 · Near Cabin Gulch · Peoria quadrangle

15 sheets, 1953 to 1981
College Hills

West Adams census division · 80031 · Lafayette quadrangle

20 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Comanche

East Adams census division · 80136 · Living Springs quadrangle

15 sheets, 1951 to 1981
Commerce City

Commerce City census division · 80022 · On Sand Creek · Commerce City quadrangle

28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Cotton Creek

West Adams census division · 80031 · Lafayette quadrangle

20 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Cozy Corner

West Adams census division · 80031 · Lafayette quadrangle

20 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Derby

Commerce City census division · 80022 · Commerce City quadrangle

28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Dupont

Commerce City census division · 80022 · Commerce City quadrangle

28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Eastlake

West Adams census division · 80241 · Eastlake quadrangle

24 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Eno

Brighton census division · 80022 · On First Creek · Brighton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Fairview

West Adams census division · 80221 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Federal Heights

West Adams census division · 80260 · Commerce City quadrangle

28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Friendly Village

North Aurora census division · 80011 · Fitzsimons quadrangle

26 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Gateway Park

North Aurora census division · 80010 · On Toll Gate Creek · Fitzsimons quadrangle

26 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Harris Park

West Adams census division · 80030 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Hazeltine

Brighton census division · 80640 · Eastlake quadrangle

24 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Hazeltine Heights

Brighton census division · 80640 · Eastlake quadrangle

24 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Henderson

Brighton census division · 80640 · Near Branther Gulch · Brighton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Hi-Land Acres

Brighton census division · 80602 · Eastlake quadrangle

24 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Hidden Creek Park

West Adams census division · 80030 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Hidden Lake

West Adams census division · 80221 · On Little Dry Creek · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Hillcrest

North Aurora census division · 80011 · On Toll Gate Creek · Fitzsimons quadrangle

26 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Hillcrest

North Aurora census division · 80011 · On Toll Gate Creek · Fitzsimons quadrangle

26 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Hillcrest Village

North Aurora census division · 80011 · On Toll Gate Creek · Fitzsimons quadrangle

26 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Holiday Hills Village

West Adams census division · 80260 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Homestead Heights

West Adams census division · 80260 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Irondale

Commerce City census division · 80022 · Commerce City quadrangle

28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Kimberly Hills

West Adams census division · 80260 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Lakeview Estates

West Adams census division · 80030 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Leader

East Adams census division · 80103 · Leader quadrangle

16 sheets, 1951 to 1981
Living Springs

East Adams census division · 80136 · Living Springs quadrangle

15 sheets, 1951 to 1981
Magnolia

North Aurora census division · 80010 · On Toll Gate Creek · Montbello quadrangle

25 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Manila

East Adams census division · 80102 · Manila quadrangle

14 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Mountain View Estates

80023 · Lafayette quadrangle

20 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Norfolk Glen

North Aurora census division · 80011 · Fitzsimons quadrangle

26 sheets, 1890 to 1981
North Washington

Commerce City census division · 80216 · On Sand Creek · Commerce City quadrangle

28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Northborough Heights

West Adams census division · 80260 · Lafayette quadrangle

20 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Northglenn

West Adams census division · 80233 · Eastlake quadrangle

24 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Quail Hill

Brighton census division · 80023 · Lafayette quadrangle

20 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Quimby

West Adams census division · 80229 · Commerce City quadrangle

28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Rolla

Commerce City census division · 80640 · Commerce City quadrangle

28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Sable

North Aurora census division · 80010 · On Toll Gate Creek · Montbello quadrangle

25 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Shamrock

East Adams census division · 80701 · Shamrock quadrangle

8 sheets, 1954 to 1983
Shaw Heights

West Adams census division · 80031 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Sherrelwood

West Adams census division · 80221 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Sherrelwood Estates

West Adams census division · 80221 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Skyline Vista

West Adams census division · 80030 · On Little Dry Creek · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Strasburg

80136 · Strasburg quadrangle

14 sheets, 1953 to 1981
Sunnyslope Estates

80020 · Lafayette quadrangle

20 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Sunset Ridge

West Adams census division · 80031 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Tennyson Park

West Adams census division · 80003 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Thornton

West Adams census division · 80229 · Commerce City quadrangle

28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Todd Creek

Brighton census division · 80602 · On Todd Creek · Brighton quadrangle

24 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Twin Lakes

West Adams census division · 80221 · On Little Dry Creek · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Utah Junction

West Adams census division · 80216 · On Little Dry Creek · Commerce City quadrangle

28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Wandering View

West Adams census division · 80031 · Lafayette quadrangle

20 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Watkins

North Aurora census division · 80137 · Watkins quadrangle

19 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Welby

West Adams census division · 80229 · On Clear Creek · Commerce City quadrangle

28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Western Hills

West Adams census division · 80221 · Commerce City quadrangle

28 sheets, 1890 to 1981
Westminster

West Adams census division · 80030 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Westminster Hills

West Adams census division · 80031 · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Westview

West Adams census division · 80234 · Lafayette quadrangle

20 sheets, 1899 to 1983
Zuni

West Adams census division · 80221 · On Little Dry Creek · Arvada quadrangle

24 sheets, 1899 to 1983

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.