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Delta County, Colorado

87 topographic sheets cover 29 settlements here, and 16 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

16 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Colorado within the United States
Delta County within Colorado

What the record shows

  • 430 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 16 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 14 buildings, 1 district and 1 structure.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 29 populated places in this county; 29 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

16

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

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Bross Hotelbuilding201515000780
Curtis Hardware Storebuilding198989001746
Delta County Bank Buildingbuilding199393000577
Delta Municipal Light & Power Plantbuilding2024100010079
Egyptian Theaterbuilding199393000575
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Deltabuilding199191000069
First Presbyterian Church of Eckertbuilding200605001507
Garnethurstbuilding199595001245
Hotchkiss Homesteaddistrict201111000900
Hotchkiss Hotelbuilding198484000802
Hotchkiss Methodist Episcopal Churchbuilding200909000853
Mathews Housebuilding200404001110
Paonia First Christian Churchbuilding201111000218
Stolte Housebuilding199797001280
Surface Creek Livestock Company Silosstructure200000000367
US Post Office and Federal Building-Delta Mainbuilding198686000173

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

987 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 987 of them, burning about 11,210 acres. 363 started naturally and 5 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined449
Natural363
Recreation and ceremony88
Debris and open burning36
Smoking23
Equipment and vehicle use15
Arson/incendiarism5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 July 1994Natural3,848 acresSouthwest District, MontroseWAKE
3 July 2004Natural2,806 acresSouthwest District, MontroseMCGRUDER
2 July 1999Natural515 acresSouthwest District, MontroseFRUITLAND
14 June 2016Natural500 acresDenver CountyUNKNOWN
18 June 1996Debris and open burning313 acresSouthwest District, MontroseDOC MESA
11 June 1996Natural312 acresSouthwest District, MontroseWELLS
4 July 1994Natural306 acresSouthwest District, MontroseMISSOURI
8 July 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined301 acresSouthwest District, MontroseDTX1 SMTN

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

Storms, 1993 to 2023

60 of 71 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 71 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $6,293,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind21
Flash Flood9
Funnel Cloud9
Flood9
Heavy Rain8
Hail7
Tornado3
Lightning3
Dust Devil1
Debris Flow1

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

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2023Debris FlowPaonia$2,000,000Excessive spring runoff and debris backing up in culverts led to a large sinkhole developing on Highway 133 north of Paonia and south of Somerset, Colorado between mile markers 14 and 19. This resulted in the closure of the highway to allow emergency repairs to be made. The sinking soils were first noticed on April 29, 2023 with the eventual collapse of the highway occurring on May 2, 2023.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindLazear$2,000,000A strong eastward-moving thunderstorm cell collapsed over central Delta County and produced damaging winds across portions of eastern Delta County. Measured wind speeds included 79 mph at a location 4 miles northwest of Hotchkiss and 90 mph at a location just under 3 miles southeast of Hotchkiss. The damage pach extended from about 5 miles west-northwest of Hotchkiss to about 7 miles east of Hotchkiss. The width of the damage patch extended from about 2 miles north of Hotchkiss to about just north of Crawford. Numerous trees were downed, with some trees more than 2 feet in diameter where they were snapped off. Many houses and other personal property were damaged, including the historic brick Hotchkiss Barn. An airplane was torn from its moorings and flipped over at the Paonia Airport. Power was out in many locations, though it was restored at most locations by the afternoon on the following day.
May 1998Flash FloodHotchkiss$1,400,000no account filed
May 1993Thunderstorm WindDelta$500,000Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed a mobile home in Peach Valley, east of Delta. No one was injured. Time estimated.
July 2013Flash FloodRoubideau$150,000A Union Pacific train trestle was washed away, including the super and sub-structure. Portions of a dirt road between Highway 50 and the train tracks in Dominguez Canyon were washed out. The flow of rapidly moving water through this area was estimated to be up to 10 feet deep and 30 yards wide.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindEckert$50,000no account filed
July 2006Flash FloodDelta$40,000no account filed
October 2001LightningDelta$28,000no account filed
September 2002Flash FloodDelta$25,000no account filed
September 2002Tornado (F1)Delta$25,000no account filed
May 2001Thunderstorm WindDelta$20,000no account filed
May 2023FloodBowie$10,000Snowmelt produced a washout on National Forest System Road (NFSR) #704-Condemn-It park road located at mile post 1.5 south of West Muddy Guard Station in the Paonia Ranger District. The road was not passable and remained closed.
May 2015Heavy RainCedaredge$10,000A blocked culvert and increased water flow due to recent rainfall near the confluence of Cow Creek and Leroux Creek caused a portion of County Road 3100 to wash out with localized flooding near Leroux Creek.
May 2023FloodPaonia Arpt$5,000Emergency management reported flooding along portions of the North Fork of the Gunnison River near Hotchkiss, mainly in the form of significant erosion of banks along the river. A few cars from a junkyard that was located right against the river bank were taken by the water.
August 2003Flash FloodCedaredge$5,000no account filed
August 2003LightningCedaredge$5,000no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLazear$3,000Three large cottonwood trees were blown down, a roof of a hayshed was torn off and blown 200 to 300 feet from the shed, and power lines were downed along highway 92 near the intersection with County Road 3050.
May 2005Dust DevilHotchkiss$3,000no account filed
August 2000LightningDelta$3,000no account filed
May 2023FloodCedaredge$2,500Flooding on Surface Creek led to the closure of a recreational trail along the river, near Cedaredge, as the trail was washed out.
May 2023FloodPaonia$2,500Accelerated snowmelt from a near-record snowpack due to above normal temperatures produced high and fast flow on the North Fork of the Gunnison River near Paonia, Colorado. This led to a power pole that was near the river to be washed out, resulting in a power outage for almost 700 people between Paonia and Hotchkiss.
July 2021FloodDelta Arpt$2,000Heavy rain produced minor street flooding in downtown Delta.
March 2001FloodDelta$2,000no account filed
April 2023FloodPaonia Arpt$1,000Rapid snowmelt resulted in flooding across Bell Creek Road outside Paonia as Bell Creek overran its banks.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindCedaredge$1,000no account filed
August 2023Thunderstorm WindOrchard City-Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph downed power lines and knocked over some trees 1 mile west-southwest of Eckert.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindHotchkiss-A peak wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by the automated Mesonet weather station 3 miles north-northwest of Hotchkiss.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindDelta Arpt-A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Blake Field Airport in Delta.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindGrand Mesa-Wind gusts estimated to be in the 70 to 75 mph range uprooted some very large trees and caused damage to cabins and vehicles.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindRoubideau-A peak wind gust of 62 mph was measured by an automated weather station 12 miles southeast of Whitewater.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindRoubideau-A peak wind gust of 63 mph was measured by an automated weather station 12 miles southeast of Whitewater.
July 2019Flash FloodDelta Arpt-Water flowed across Colorado Highway 92 east of Delta which brought traffic to a standstill. Rain rates exceeded one inch per hour with a Cooperative Observer 3 miles east of Delta measuring 1.20 inches in an hour.
October 2018Thunderstorm WindHotchkiss-An automated weather station three miles north-northwest of Hotchkiss recorded a peak wind gust of 70 MPH.
July 2017Heavy RainCedaredge-A total of 1.25 inches of rain was measured within 90 minutes.
September 2014Tornado (EF0)Roubideau-A tornado touched down over open country and was observed and reported by a person familiar with tornadoes.
July 2014Flash FloodHotchkiss-Thunderstorms brought an area of heavy rainfall from Hotchkiss to areas north of Cedaredge. Flash flooding impacted portions of Hotchkiss and closed a portion of Highway 65 north of Cedaredge which deposited a large amount of debris onto the road.
July 2013Flash FloodRoubideau-Highway 50 was closed in both directions at mile markers 52-58 due to flash flooding. Fast moving water flowed up to two feet deep in places across the four lanes of the highway.
July 2012Heavy RainCrawford-Over 0.75 inches of rain fell within an hour from a thunderstorm that moved between Paonia and Crawford Reservoir.
August 2011Funnel CloudDelta Arpt-A funnel cloud was observed by several people near the Adobe Hills north of Delta.
July 2011Flash FloodDelta Arpt-Flash flood waters and debris crossed over Highway 50, leaving over a foot deep of mud and other debris on the road after the waters receded. Highway 50 was closed until CDOT crews were able to clear the road of debris.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLazear-Strong winds snapped off several large tree branches in the area.
July 2009Funnel CloudCrawford-A large funnel cloud formed just south of Crawford and was photographed by a person about 10 miles away in Hotchkiss.
June 2009Heavy RainDelta-Heavy rainfall caused street flooding in the southern part of the town of Delta, including the area around 12th and Main Street.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindPaonia Arpt-This wind gust was measured by the Jay RAWS at the 6200 foot level.
July 1994Tornado (F0)Paonia-A spotter reported a small tornado touched down in an open field northeast of Paonia (27 miles northeast of Montrose). No damage or injuries was reported.
June 1994HailEckert-Marble-size hail caused considerable damage to peach and apple orchards near Eckert (38 miles southeast of Grand Junction).
August 1993HailPaonia-Marble-size hail caused major damage to the fruit and vegetable crops in the Paonia area (27 miles northeast of Montrose).
August 2008Thunderstorm WindLazear-no account filed
July 2006Heavy RainCrawford-no account filed
August 2006Heavy RainDelta-no account filed
May 2005Funnel CloudHotchkiss-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindDelta-no account filed
August 2003Funnel CloudDelta-no account filed
August 2003Funnel CloudDelta-no account filed
August 2003HailCrawford-no account filed
July 2003Funnel CloudPaonia-no account filed
September 2002Funnel CloudDelta-no account filed
September 2002Thunderstorm WindHotchkiss-no account filed
August 2001FloodDelta-no account filed
August 2001HailDelta-no account filed

Mines and quarries

75 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 75 workings inside this county. 7 still produce and 68 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction55
Sulfur4
Gypsum-Anhydrite4
Molybdenum3
Gold2
Iron2
Aluminum2
Clay2
Manganese1
Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Dimension1
Coal1
Aluminum, Gypsum-Anhydrite1
Gold, Silver1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Burdick MineCoal, Aluminum, Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Delta Limonite DepositIron, ManganesePast Producer1890
Molly GroupMolybdenum, Gold, SilverUnknown
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory), Stone, DimensionOccurrenceSedimentary
Davis and Spaulding PropertyAluminumUnknown
Gravel PitClayPast Producer
Iron Cap MineIronPast Producer
Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unnamed PlacersGoldPast ProducerPlacer
Unnamed PlacersGoldPast Producer1874
VariousSand and Gravel, Construction, AluminumUnknown
Molly GroupMolybdenumOccurrenceMolybdenite
Morelock MineMolybdenumUnknown
Atlas Mining Co MineSulfurPast Producer
Canyon and Tract GroupGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Chipeta MillGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Doty MineGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Gunnison ForksSulfurProducer
Gunnison ForksSulfurPast Producer
ThomasSulfurProducer
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
Delta County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Delta Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Delta Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
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Hallenbeck Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lambert PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
North Fork PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
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Every populated place in the county

29

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.

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.