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Larimer County, Colorado

226 topographic sheets cover 66 settlements here, and 110 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

110 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark · the county-history sources name 1 person · people the book names include Thomas J. Montgomery (Fort Collins, 1911) (machine-read).

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

Colorado within the United States
Larimer County within Colorado

What the record shows

  • 1,595 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 110 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 65 buildings, 29 districts, 15 structures and 1 site.
  • 19 of the 110 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 66 populated places in this county; 66 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

110

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
Ammons Hallbuilding197878000864
Peter Anderson Housebuilding197979000614
Armstrong Hotelbuilding200000001002
Arrowhead Lodgedistrict199292000502
Avery Housebuilding197272000274
Baker Housebuilding197878000866
Baldpate Inndistrict199695001510
Bear Lake Comfort Stationbuilding198887001137
Bee Farmdistrict200202001409
A.S. Benson Housebuilding200403001362
Big Thompson River Bridge IIIstructure200202001139
Big Thompson River Bridge IVstructure200202001140
Bimson Blacksmith Shopbuilding198181000185
Bingham Homestead Rural Historic Landscapedistrict201313000161
Maude Stanfield Harter Borland Housebuilding200404000662
Botanical and Horticultural Laboratorybuilding197878003395
Jay H. Bouton Housebuilding197878000867
Buckeye Schoolbuilding200808000599
Buckhorn Ranger Station Historic Districtdistrict2022100007990
Cascade Cottagesdistrict2020100005475
Chasteen's Grovebuilding197878000872
Clatworthy Placebuilding200404000681
Colorado and Southern Railway Depotbuilding198282002303
Crags Lodgebuilding199898000814
Downtown Loveland Historic Districtdistrict201515000281
Dunraven Cottage-Camp Dunravenbuilding2019100003644
East Longs Peak Trail-Longs Peak Trail-Keyhole Route-Shelf Trailstructure200707000740
Edgemontbuilding199898000853
Elkhorn Lodgedistrict197878000862
Fall River Entrance Historic Districtdistrict201887001139
Fall River Pass Historic Districtdistrict2021100007216
Fall River Pass Ranger Stationbuilding198887001140
Fall River Pump House and Catchment Basinbuilding200606000735
Fall River Roadstructure201887001129
Fawn Hollow Storebuilding2026100012681
Fern Lake Patrol Cabinbuilding198887001142
Fern Lake Trailstructure200505000074
First National Bank Buildingbuilding200000000937
First United Presbyterian Churchbuilding200404000664
Flattop Mountain Trailstructure200707000999
Jacob and Elizabeth Flowers Housebuilding200707000086
Fort Collins Armorybuilding200202001133
Fort Collins Municipal Railway Birnery Safety Streetcar No. 21structure198484000860
Fort Collins Post Officebuilding197878000868
Montezuma Fuller Housebuilding197878000869
Gem Lake Trailstructure200807001473
Glacier Basin Campground Ranger Stationbuilding198787001143
Graves Camp Rural Historic Districtsite201616000155
Great Western Sugar Company Effluent Flume and Bridgestructure201414000927
Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railroad-Stout Branchdistrict200808000291
Harmony Millbuilding199595001327
Hewes-Kirkwood Inndistrict199494001254
Hollemon-Smith Homestead and Ranchdistrict2023100008783
Kelley Housebuilding2019100004613
Kissock Block Buildingbuilding198585001061
Lake Haiyaha Trailstructure200808000125
Laurel School Historic Districtdistrict198080000909
Leiffer Housebuilding197878000278
Lost Lake Trailstructure200808000126
Loveland State Amorybuilding200101000350
MacGregor Ranchdistrict198989001008
R. G. Maxwell Housebuilding198080000910
William H. McCreery Housebuilding200101000445
McGraw Ranchdistrict199898001163
McHugh-Andrews Housebuilding197878000870
Enos Mills Homestead Cabinbuilding197373000480
Milner-Schwarz Housebuilding201414000058
Moraine Lodgebuilding197676000206
Moraine Park Museum and Amphitheaterdistrict200505000602
Mosman Housebuilding197878000865
Mountainside Lodgebuilding200000000814
North Inlet Trailstructure200808000127
Old Town Fort Collinsdistrict197878000871
Opera House Block/Central Block Buildingbuilding198585000214
Park Theatrebuilding198484000862
Patterson Housebuilding2019100003319
Peep O Day Parkdistrict201111000520
Pleasant Valley Schoolbuilding200303001008
Plummer Schoolbuilding199999000485
Preston Farmdistrict200101000489
Provost Homestead-Herring Farm Rural Historic Landscapedistrict201010001053
Redfeather Ranger Stationdistrict2023100008985
Rialto Theaterbuilding198887002213
T. H. Robertson Housebuilding199292000811
Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Buildingbuilding200101000069
Rocky Mountain National Park Utility Area Historic Districtdistrict198282001717
E.A. Schlichter Housebuilding201616000784
Scott Apartments and Garage, Thebuilding2022100007550
Henry K. and Mary E. Shaffer Housebuilding200706001219
Snogo Snow Plowstructure200606000934
Soloman Batterson Ranch (Rural Historic Landscape)district201010000860
Spruce Hallbuilding197777000381
Stanley Hotelbuilding197777000380
Stanley Hotel Districtdistrict198585001256
Stanley Hotel District (Stanley Power Plant Boundary Increase)district199898000321
Gustav and Annie Swanson Farmbuilding200505001116
Trail Ridge Roadstructure198484000242
Truscott Junior High Schoolbuilding2017100001339
Twin Sisters Lookoutbuilding199292001670
Agnes Vaille Shelterbuilding199292001669
Vincent-Hatchette Cabinbuilding2022100007903
Virginia Dale Stage Stationbuilding198585002562
Ernest Waycott Housebuilding199393001363
William Allen White Cabinsdistrict197373001944
Beatrice Willard Alpine Tundra Research Plotsdistrict200707001101
Beatrice Willard Alpine Tundra Research Plotsdistrict200707001101
Willow Park Patrol Cabinbuilding198787001144
Willow Park Stablebuilding198787001145
Wind Ridgebuilding200202001130
Ypsilon Lake Trailstructure200808000131

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

2,805 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,805 of them, burning about 352,341 acres. 555 started naturally and 33 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1643
Natural555
Recreation and ceremony254
Equipment and vehicle use115
Smoking96
Debris and open burning54
Arson/incendiarism33
Fireworks24
Power generation/transmission/distribution17
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Other causes1
Firearms and explosives use1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
13 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined208,913 acresArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandCAMERON PEAK
9 June 2012Natural87,275 acresArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandHIGH PARK
12 June 2000Recreation and ceremony10,599 acresArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandBOBCAT
30 March 2004Debris and open burning8,908 acresArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandPICNIC ROCK
14 May 2012Recreation and ceremony7,685 acresArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandHEWLETT
17 July 2002Equipment and vehicle use4,348 acresArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandBIG ELK
9 October 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,498 acresRocky Mountain National ParkFERN LAKE
1 April 2011Debris and open burning2,939 acresArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandCRYSTAL

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

Storms, 1954 to 2025

60 of 915 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 915 reports for this county, causing 24 deaths, 114 injuries and about $307,120,810 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail616
Thunderstorm Wind136
Flash Flood74
Lightning46
Tornado33
Flood6
Heavy Rain3
Wildfire1

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
July 1997Flash FloodFt Collins5 killed, 40 hurt, $190,000,000A flash flood killed 5 women and injured 40 others when a 10-15 foot wall of water surged through 2 mobile home parks. Over 8 inches of rainfall was measured in southwest Fort Collins during the evening hours as a series of storms developed, dumping heavy rain over the same area. The disaster occurred when debris apparently blocked a culvert beneath the railroad tracks adjacent to the park which flowed into Spring Creek. The normally small creek became a torrent when the dammed water jumped the railroad tracks. The highwater also derailed 4 railroad cars, compounding the catastrophe. The wall of water swept through the mobile home park destroying 108 homes and damaging 481 others, 86 severely. Four women were killed while attempting to evacuate there homes and flee the floodwaters. Another died when she tried to go back into the park to rescue her pets. Torrential rainfall caused extensive flooding at the Colorado State University campus. The library was hardest hit as 500,000 books were damaged, nearly half beyond repair. Highwaters from the surrounding area filled the basement with 10 feet of water, destroying the medical archives. Total damage estimates throughout the Fort Collins area were approximately $190 million. A breakdown of the estimated damages included; $125-$135 million to the CSU campus, $50 million to homes, primarily mobile homes, $2.5 million to city roads, businesses and public buildings, and $2.0 million in automobile claims.
July 2021Flash FloodRustic4 killed, $500,000A debris flow moved into Black Hollow Gulch and damaged or destroyed several structures including four homes. Four people in one of the homes perished when their residence washed away in the floodwaters.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindLoveland2 killed, 4 hurtStrong thunderstorm winds occurred at Boyd Lake. Two women drowned when the boat they were in capsized. Four others that were in the boat had to be hospitalized, one was in intensive care.
July 2022Flash FloodDrake2 killed, $250,000Two people were killed when very heavy rainfall produced flash flooding in the Cameron Peak burn area.
September 2013Flash FloodBerthoud2 killedHeavy rain continued to produce widespread flash flooding. A 79-yr old Larimer County resident was killed when she was swept away while trying to climb to safety from her home in Cedar Point. In addition, A 61-yr old Cedar Point resident died when her home was swept down the Big Thompson River by the floodwaters.
July 2008LightningFt Collins2 killedno account filed
July 2014LightningDeer Ridge1 killed, 7 hurtLightning killed one person and injured seven others at RMNP.
July 2014LightningDeer Ridge1 killed, 4 hurtLightning killed one man and injured four others in RMNP.
July 1999LightningEstes Park1 killed, 2 hurtLightning killed a 35-yr old man and seriously injured his wife and young daughter. The family was hiking near the Gore Range Overlook along Trail Ridge Road when the thunderstorm developed, at an elevation of 11,700 feet.
August 1999LightningEstes Park1 killed, 2 hurtLightning killed one hiker and injured two others, while they were hiking a remote drainage in Rocky Mountain National Park.
May 2003LightningLoveland1 killed, 1 hurtLightning struck and killed one man, and injured another, while they were fishing along the shore of Boyd Lake.
August 2001LightningLoveland1 killedA 43-year old man was killed by lightning as he stood under a tree.
August 2016LightningRed Feather Lakes1 killedno account filed
July 2013LightningWellington9 hurtLightning injured nine migrant workers.
July 2005LightningLoveland9 hurtLightning struck near a beach area at Boyd Lake. Nine people were injured, five were treated at the park and four other were hospitalized.
May 1994Thunderstorm Windnot stated8 hurt, $500Thunderstorm winds gusting to 60 mph (52 knots) buffeted portions of Southeast Larimer County. Winds toppled a tent at an outdoor music concert in Loveland (12 miles south southeast of Fort Collins), injuring eight people and causing damage to musical instruments. A truck driver was injured on Interstate 25, five miles east of Loveland when his semi truck was overturned by gusty winds.
August 1998LightningEstes Park6 hurtSix people received minor injuries when lightning struck a nearby scenic overlook atop Trail Ridge Road. The charge apparently travelled across the ground and shocked the group.
July 2008LightningDeer Ridge3 hurtno account filed
October 1996LightningFort Collins3 hurtno account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindLoveland2 hurtHigh winds flipped an empty semi-truck on its side, smashing the cab into a guard rail.
October 2000LightningEstes Park2 hurtTwo people were injured when they were struck by lightning at the Forest Canyon Overlook, at nearly 12,000 feet elevation along Trail Ridge Road. The thunderstorm formed rapidly overhead. One of the victims was badly burned, the other had no visible injuries.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindFt Collins2 hurtno account filed
July 1996LightningLoveland2 hurtno account filed
May 1994Thunderstorm WindLoveland1 hurt, $500Thunderstorm winds gusting to 60 mph (52 knots) buffeted portions of Southeast Larimer County. Winds toppled a tent at an outdoor music concert in Loveland (12 miles south southeast of Fort Collins), injuring eight people and causing damage to musical instruments. A truck driver was injured on Interstate 25, five miles east of Loveland when his semi truck was overturned by gusty winds.
August 2019LightningEstes Park1 hurtA hiker was seriously injured by lightning while hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park.
July 2013LightningDeer Ridge1 hurtLightning injured a hiker.
July 2003LightningPoudre Park1 hurtA woman was struck by lightning while camping.
August 2003LightningRed Feather Lakes1 hurtLightning struck and injured a man near Fox Acres.
June 1999LightningLivermore1 hurtA 10-yr old boy was struck by lightning at a Boy Scout ranch. He was treated for minor injuries and released.
August 2023HailLoveland1 hurtno account filed
June 1996LightningFort Collins1 hurtno account filed
September 2013FloodGlendevey$109,000,000Heavy rain, ranging from 6 to 12 inches through the storm event caused widespread flooding, including the entire drainage systems of the Big Thompson and Cache La Poudre Rivers. Some of the hardest hit communities included: Estes Park, Drake, Glen Haven, High Park burn area and Loveland. Most of the parks, trails and open spaces in Larimer County suffered some degree of damage. Dams in the Big Elk Meadows area failed which drained into the Little Thompson River. Multiple structures were reportedly damaged, with several rescues from the flood and infrastructure damage. Power lines were also downed. Road closure included U.S. 36, from Estes Park to CO66. Mandatory evacuations were ordered for residents along the Big Thompson River on the west side of Loveland. The county experienced issues with water and wastewater plants due to flooding. In Fort Collins, an estimated 20 businesses and 10 homes were damaged by floodwaters. ||Preliminary damage estimates included $89 million to roads and bridges throughout the county. In addition, damage to the sewer system in Estes Park could total more than $20 million. At least 1,700 homes were destroyed in Larimer County, and an estimated 16,300 dwellings were damaged throughout the flood zone.
June 2000WildfireDrake$3,000,000no account filed
June 1997Flash FloodFt Collins$500,000Heavy rain and large hail from thunderstorms moving across eastern Larimer, northern Weld and western Logan Counties caused extensive flooding and flash flooding problems throughout the afternoon and evening hours. Rainfall totals ranged anywhere from 2 to 5 inches. Flash Floods washed out several roads and highways. Highway 14, the main highway between Fort Collins and Sterling was extensively damaged. Five bridges were damaged by floodwaters and several sections of the highway were washed out. Lone Tree Creek, near Lucerne, jumped its banks and flooded several homes. Highway 14 was closed for at least a week to repair the damage. Damage to county roads and bridges throughout Weld County was estimated to be $500,000.
July 1994HailVirginia Dale$500,000Hail up to baseball-size caused considerable damage to buildings and vehicles, as well as crops, over portions of Larimer County.
July 1994HailWellington$500,000Hail up to baseball-size caused considerable damage to buildings and vehicles, as well as crops, over portions of Larimer County.
July 1994HailWellington$500,000Hail up to baseball-size caused considerable damage to buildings and vehicles, as well as crops, over portions of Larimer County.
July 1994HailWellington$500,000no account filed
August 1994HailLaporte$400,000A line of thunderstorms dropping heavy rain caused significant urban flooding and backed up sewer systems in Lyons. Numerous basements in Lyons were flooded out as well. The main road, extending between Livermore and Red Feather Lakes in Larimer County, was washed out at several locations. Rainfall amounts in upwards of 5.00 inches were reported in northern Larimer county near Virginia Dale.
July 2023Flash FloodFt Collins$250,000Heavy rain produced localized flooding in downtown Fort Collins and Livermore, with standing water 1 to 3 feet deep. Vehicles were reportedly floating at the intersection of College and Mulberry in Fort Collins. Considerable street flooding was observed at several other locations. Extensive flooding occurred on the CSU campus. Trained spotter reported storm totals from 2.00 to 3.64 inches of rainfall.
May 2015FloodTimnath$100,000High water levels prompted the release of water through the Fossil Creek Dam Spillway near Interstate 25, southwest of Ft Collins. Some road closures included: CR 23, from CR 50E to CR 52E; CR 43, from CR 51B to just east of Glen Haven; CR 15/CR 6C intersection, from CR15 to CR15A to Berthoud.
July 2010LightningLoveland$100,000Lightning sparked a fire to a home in west Loveland, causing extensive damage to the roof, attic and garage.
June 2023Flash FloodDrakes$50,000Heavy rainfall caused flooding and flash flooding in and around Fort Collins. The worst areas were south and southeast of Fort Collins towards Timnath. Locations in these areas received from 3 to 5 inches of rain. Widespread street flooding with road closures were reported. Numerous vehicles were stranded in standing water in excess of 6 inches in depth.
July 1994HailVirginia Dale$50,000Hail up to baseball-size caused considerable damage to buildings and vehicles, as well as crops, over portions of Larimer County.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindPunkin Center$50,000A thunderstorm produced dime-size hail near Loveland.
August 1996LightningFort Collins$50,000no account filed
July 1994HailWellington$50,000no account filed
July 1994HailFort Collins$50,000no account filed
May 2007LightningFt Collins$35,000no account filed
August 2023Flash FloodGlen Haven$25,000The Buckhorn Road, County Road 44H, was closed west of Stove Prairie Road due to flood damage. Water was also observed crossing County Road 43 at Streamside Drive.
August 2022Flash FloodGlen Haven$25,000Roads closures around The Retreat due to flooding, with rockslides east of Drake.
July 2021Flash FloodGlen Haven$25,000Heavy rainfall washed out County Roads 43 and 44H, along with several residential driveways and roads that crossed Buckhorn Creek north of Stringtown Gulch Road.
July 2014Flash FloodBuckeye$25,000North and northwest of Wellington, flash flooding produced extensive field flooding. Flash flooding forced the closure of Rawhide Flats Road with extensive field flooding due to standing water on county roads.
July 2013Flash FloodBellvue$25,000Heavy rain produced debris and mud flows in the High Park burn area.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindFt Collins/Loveland$25,000Thunderstorm outflow winds snapped a large tree branch which damaged two parked vehicles at Colorado State University's Oval.
June 1990Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1987Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 2012Flash FloodRustic$20,000Heavy rain produced flash flooding in the High Park burn area.
August 2007Flash FloodDeer Ridge$20,000no account filed
September 2023Flash FloodPoudre Park$15,000Heavy rain and flooding forced the closure of country roads 27 and 44H.

Mines and quarries

336 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 336 workings inside this county. 113 still produce and 223 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Beryllium77
Sand and Gravel, Construction46
Uranium20
Gypsum-Anhydrite19
Tungsten17
Mica13
Gold12
Stone, Crushed/Broken12
Gold, Silver11
Fire Clay (Refractory)9
Stone9
Beryllium, Mica8
Clay8
Mica, Beryllium7

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Akney MineGold, Copper, SilverOccurrenceVein
Bashor MineFluorine-Fluorite, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Big Boulder ProspectMica, Uranium, Beryllium, Feldspar, LithiumPast Producer1936, 1961
Big Mica Beryl ProspectMica, Silver, Lead, Gold, Nickel LateriteOccurrence1966
Buckhorn Mica MineNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica, BerylliumProducerBeryl, Muscovite
Chaney-Sims Beryl ProspectsBeryllium, Mica, FeldsparOccurrence1935
Colorado Rose Red QuarryGraniteProducer
Copper King GroupCopper, ZincPast Producer
Copper King MineZinc, Uranium, Vanadium, Copper, Iron, MolybdenumPast Producer1920, 1925, 1953
Corral Pole MineMica, Beryllium, Feldspar, Gemstone, Uranium, Niobium (Columbium), TantalumPast Producer1958, 1971
Crystal Mountain Pegmatite DistrictMica, Beryllium, Uranium, Feldspar, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Gemstone, Manganese, Bismuth, Lithium, REEProducer1884, 1971
Crystal Silica ClaimsBismuthOccurrence
Crystal Silica MineMica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium)Past Producer1900
Crystal Silica ProspectNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, BerylliumOccurrenceBeryl
Crystal Snow MineBeryllium, REEOccurrenceAllanite, Beryl
Double Opening ProspectFeldspar, Beryllium, Uranium, Phosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer1934, 1941
Glen O. Barrett Et AlBeryllium, Tungsten, MicaPast Producer
Graphite Nos 1 To 7GraphiteProducer
Hyatt Ranch MineFeldspar, Beryllium, Mica, Uranium, Lithium, Bismuth, Phosphorus-PhosphatesProducer1936, 1948
Iron King MineZinc, Copper, Molybdenum, IronOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite
Iron MountainPumiceUnknown
Kelsey LakeGemstoneProducer1987, 1996
Kings Canyon MineBeryllium, LithiumOccurrenceBeryl
Langford Iron MineIronOccurrenceUnknown
Little Bobby VeinGold, Copper, LeadOccurrenceVein
Lucky Strike ClaimsUranium, Silver, GoldOccurrence1955
Manhattan DistrictGold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, UraniumPast Producer1941
Mason MineSilver, Tungsten, GoldProducerVein
Masonville DistrictGold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, NickelProducer1900, 1955
Mayesville DistrictUranium, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Beryllium, Mica, Feldspar, Bismuth, REEPast ProducerBeryl, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Muscovite, Pyrite, Uranophane
Mt Olympia MineMica, TantalumPast Producer
New Hope ClaimsNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Titanium, UraniumProspect
Owl Canyon MineGypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Primorose Beryl LodeBeryllium, Mica, ManganesePast Producer1963
Rattlesnake Park MineLithium, BerylliumProducerAmblygonite, Beryl
Red Head ClaimThorium, Beryllium, Uranium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica, REEOccurrenceBeryl, Monazite, Columbite, Tantalite
Sheep Creek ProspectUranium, Thorium, REEOccurrenceOther
Slab Canyon QuarryLimestone, DimensionProducer
Soda Springs GroupUranium, Lead, Bismuth, REE, SilverPast ProducerGalena, Uranophane
SodomGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Sodom MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincOccurrenceVein
Spaulding MineTungsten, Molybdenum, Copper, GraphitePast ProducerPowellite, Scheelite
Spring GroupUranium, Silver, Gold, LeadPast Producer1954
Tantalum ProspectBeryllium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium)OccurrenceBeryl, Tantalite
Tantalum ProspectBeryllium, Tantalum, MicaOccurrenceBeryl, Muscovite, Tantalite
Unnamed ProspectSilver, Lead, Bismuth, Zinc, REE, GoldOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectLead, Zinc, Bismuth, Copper, Gold, REEOccurrenceUnderground
Unnamed ProspectCopper, Gold, Nickel Laterite, SilverOccurrenceChalcopyrite
Unnamed ProspectGold, Zinc, Silver, REEOccurrenceUnderground
Unnamed ProspectsSilverOccurrence
Vona Mae ClaimsREE, ThoriumOccurrenceMonazite
(Facility) Loveland Sugar Refinery QuarryCalciumPlant
Berghof LodeGold, Silver, CopperOccurrenceVein
Berghof LodeGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Buckhorn Mica MineMica, Beryllium, Lithium, Niobium (Columbium), TantalumProducer1884
Cash MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincOccurrenceVein
Cojade MineBeryllium, Lithium, Niobium (Columbium), TantalumProducerAmblygonite, Beryl
Crist MineCopper, Gold, SilverOccurrenceVein
Debbie Doll MineBeryllium, LithiumOccurrenceBeryl
Hide Above LodeBeryllium, Lithium, UraniumPast Producer1958
Home DistrictGold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, REEOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Howes Gulch DistrictCopper, Gold, SilverProducer1873
Red Mountain LodeLead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Sphalerite
Rex QuarryCalciumProducer
Tourmaline ProspectFeldspar, QuartzOccurrence
UnknownStone, DimensionProducerGranite
UnknownFeldspar, QuartzUnknown
Unnamed ProspectsCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrence
Vona MaeStone, DimensionProducerMonazite
BuckhornSilicaPast Producer
Davis Nickel ProspectNickelPast Producer
Sheep Draw QuarrySilicaProducer
Treasure Hill MineNickelOccurrence
Treasure Hill MineNickelPast Producer
Uranium Queen MineUranium, VanadiumPast Producer1956, 1964
Wahketa LeaseUranium, VanadiumPast Producer1955
Wahketa LeaseUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Wisdom RanchSilicaProducer
Bidwell ClaimsTungsten, MolybdenumPast ProducerPowellite, Scheelite
Challenger MineTungsten, MolybdenumPast Producer1932, 1942
Crystal Silica MineMica, QuartzPast Producer
Green Crystal, Beryl No. 1-9QuartzOccurrenceChalcedony
Green Quartz Beryl Claims No 1-9QuartzProducer
Green Rock MineTungsten, MolybdenumPast ProducerPowellite, Scheelite
Lookout MineTungsten, MolybdenumPast Producer1952
Redfeather PitQuartzPast Producer
UnknownLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
UnknownLimestone, GeneralOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
UnknownLimestone, GeneralProducer
Vona MaeREEProducer
Bashor MineFluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceFluorite
Cirque ClaimsFluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Free Gold MineGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer1905, 1939
Langford Copper MineCopperOccurrenceChalcopyrite
Prairie DivideFluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Unnamed MineFluorine-Fluorite, MicaPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectCopperOccurrence1922
Big Four MineSilver, GoldProducerVein
Depression MineSilver, GoldPast Producer1934
Gold Coin MineSilver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Goldora MineSilver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Kelly MineSilver, GoldPast ProducerVein
Prodigal MineSilver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Chaney-Sims Beryl MineFeldspar, Beryllium, MicaProducer
Double Opening MineFeldspar, BerylliumProducer
Double Opening ProspectFeldsparProducer
H G & S No. 3 MineMica, BerylliumOccurrenceBeryl, Muscovite
Humphrey Beryl ProspectMica, BerylliumOccurrenceBeryl, Muscovite
Lewis Beryl MineFeldsparPast Producer
Lewis Beryl ProspectMica, BerylliumOccurrence1943
Lodge Pole MineMica, BerylliumPast Producer1961, 1962
Mica-Beryl ProspectMica, BerylliumOccurrenceBeryl, Muscovite
Mt. Olympus MineBeryllium, Mica, FeldsparPast Producer1958, 1960
Silica Beryl MineMica, Beryllium, UraniumPast Producer1960, 1962
Unnamed MineFeldspar, MicaUnknown
Beryl No. 3 ClaimBeryllium, MicaPast ProducerBeryl, Microcline
Beryl No. 5 ProspectBeryllium, MicaOccurrenceBeryl, Muscovite
Beryl No. 5 ProspectBeryllium, MicaOccurrence
Giant Crystal MineBeryllium, MicaPast Producer1960
Langston MineBeryllium, MicaPast Producer1960, 1963
Mica Dike ClaimBeryllium, MicaPast ProducerBeryl, Muscovite
UnknownClayOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownClayOccurrence
UnknownClayOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownClayProducer
Unnamed PitClayProducer
Unnamed PitClayProducer
Unnamed PitClayProducer
Unnamed PitClayProducer
Larimer QuarryStoneProducer
LovelandStoneProducer
TroupeStoneProducer
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
UnknownStoneOccurrence
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
UnknownStoneOccurrence
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
UnknownStoneOccurrence
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)OccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
WeaverStoneProducer
White QuarryStoneProducer
Wild'sStonePast Producer
Bear Cat ProspectGold, SilverOccurrenceVein
Carter MineGold, Silver, TungstenProducerVein
Colorado MineGold, SilverOccurrence1905
MasonvilleTungsten, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Monte Cristo ClaimGold, SilverOccurrence1898
Rockfield MineGold, SilverPast Producer1916, 1937, 1941
Boettcher Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Boettcher QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Boyd LakeStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Carter TunnelTungsten, GoldOccurrence
Colo Lien CompanyStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Colo Stone Co PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Crown Point VeinGoldOccurrenceVein
Fort CollinsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Goodwin PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Goodwin QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lone Pine MineGoldPast Producer1919
Loveland Gravel PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mint QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mountain State MillGoldPast Producer
PolemicGoldPlant
Redstone LovelandStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
State LeaseStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Yellow Jacket GroupGoldOccurrenceVein
Buckhorn Mica MineMicaPast Producer
CojadeMica, BerylliumPast Producer
Corral Pole Mica MineMicaPast Producer
Greeno Nos 1-20MicaPast Producer
Langston PitMicaPast Producer
Mt. OlympiaMicaOccurrence
Pan ClaimsBeryllium, MicaPast ProducerBeryl, Muscovite
Ball ScheeliteTungstenProducer
Ball Scheelite MineTungstenOccurrenceScheelite
ChallengerTungstenProducer
Heline PropertyTungstenProducer
Lookout LodeTungstenPast Producer
Lookout and Challenger DepositsTungstenPast ProducerScheelite
Mason RanchTungstenPast Producer
Thompson Canyon Scheelite OccurrencesTungstenOccurrenceScheelite
Deadman ButteGypsum-AnhydriteUnknown
Loveland QuarryGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Monroe PitGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Roberts QuarryGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
U.S.Gypsum Quarry M.Y.M.Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
Unnamed MineGypsum-AnhydriteUnknown
Woodhams QuarryGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
A. L. Stein Ranch Uranium ProspectUraniumOccurrenceTorbernite
Batterson LodeUraniumOccurrenceVein
Carter Lake Uranium OccurrenceUraniumOccurrence
Copper King MineUraniumPast ProducerPitchblende
Estes Bell and HilltopUraniumOccurrenceVein
EurekaUraniumOccurrenceVein
Eureka Claims Nos 1 To 8UraniumUnknown
Eureka GroupUraniumPast Producer1956
Hilltop No. 23 MineBeryllium, UraniumPast Producer1958
Lady Moon MineUraniumPast Producer1964
Lucky Strike ClaimsUraniumPast Producer
Red Hill 1UraniumPast Producer
Spring No 1 & 2 ClaimsUraniumOccurrence
Wahketa MineUraniumOccurrence
Adams Transit PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Barker PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Barker PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Big Thompson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Big Thompson PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Coulson Excavating PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Coulson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Coulson PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cowan Cci PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cowan Cci PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Estes PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Flat IronSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fort Collins PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fort Collins PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Haag PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Haag's Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kauffman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Loveland Ready Mix PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Loveland Ready Mix PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Loveland Sandstone QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
MymSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Prospect PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Say Hawker PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sterling PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
SwartSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Treiber PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Abandon MineBerylliumOccurrenceBeryl
Abandon MineBerylliumPast Producer
Alice M BerylBerylliumPast Producer
Alice M. and Helen M. BerylBerylliumOccurrenceBeryl
Beryl DikeBerylliumOccurrence
Beryl Dike ClaimBerylliumProducer
Beryl Dike MineBerylliumOccurrenceBeryl
Beryl No 2BerylliumProducer
Beryl No 3 ClaimBerylliumProducer
Beryl No. 5BerylliumOccurrence
Big BoulderBerylliumPast Producer
Calypso Beryl MineBerylliumOccurrenceBeryl
Calypso Beryl No 1BerylliumProducer
Chaney-Suns ProspectsBerylliumOccurrenceBeryl
Clipper No 1BerylliumProducer
Corral PoleBerylliumProducerBeryl
Corral Pole 1&2 MineBerylliumProducer
Corral Pole ClaimsBerylliumProducer
Crystal MountainBerylliumProducer
Crystal Snow MineBerylliumProducer
Debbie DollBerylliumOccurrenceBeryl
Debbie Doll BerylBerylliumOccurrence
Debbie Doll Beryl ClaimBerylliumProducer
Echo GlenBerylliumProducer
Estes Belle and Hilltop ClaimsBerylliumProducer
Green Cryatals Nos 3&4 ClaimsBerylliumProducer
Green Crystal MineBerylliumPast ProducerBeryl
H E & M #9BerylliumOccurrenceBeryl
H G and J No. 15 and 23 ClaimsBerylliumOccurrence
Hanks Hole ClaimsBerylliumProducer
Hanks Hole MineBerylliumOccurrenceBeryl
He & M No 9 ClaimsBerylliumProducer
Hg & J No 3 ClaimBerylliumProducer
Hg & J Nos 15 and 23 ClaimsBerylliumProducer
Hide Away and Hide AboveBerylliumOccurrence
Hide-A-Way ClaimBerylliumProducer
Hide-A-Way ClaimBerylliumProducer
HideaboveBerylliumProducer
Hilltop #23BerylliumProducer
Hilltop No 3 ClaimsBerylliumProducer
Huckleberry Beryl DepositBerylliumProducer
Huckleberry MineBerylliumOccurrenceBeryl
Humphery Beryl PegmatiteBerylliumProducer
Humphrey Beryl ProspectBerylliumOccurrence
Hyatt RanchBerylliumPast Producer
Jay Dee Dee ClaimsBerylliumPast Producer1960
Kings Kanyon ClaimsBerylliumProducer
Lewis Beryl ProspectBerylliumOccurrence
Mica Dike ClaimsBerylliumProducer
Mica-Beryl ProspectBerylliumOccurrence
Mineral ConcentratesBerylliumPast Producer
Mona No 4BerylliumProducer
Mona No. 4BerylliumProducer
Mt Ethel MineBerylliumPast ProducerBeryl
Mt Ethyl Beryl ClaimBerylliumProducer
Pan ClaimsBerylliumProducer
Plains ViewBerylliumProducer
Primrose BerylBerylliumOccurrence
Primrose Beryl ClaimBerylliumProducer
Rainbow LodeBerylliumPast Producer
Rattlesnake ParkBerylliumProducer
Reta Beryl ClaimBerylliumProducer
Rita Beryl MineBerylliumPast Producer1961
Storm Mtn. LodeBerylliumProducerBeryl
ThodabBerylliumProducer
Thodab Bull Elk ClaimBerylliumPast Producer
Unnamed MineBerylliumPast Producer
Valley View Claims No 142BerylliumProducer
Wisdom RanchBerylliumProducerBeryl
Wisdom Ranch ProspectBerylliumPast Producer1941

Town by town, in the county's histories

16,748 words

The part of each published history that is about one town: 1 chapter, each reproduced complete.

TownChapter FromLength
Fort CollinsHistoryHistory of Larimer County, Colorado (1911)16,748 words in 2 parts

The county's history books

345,292 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 1 chapter in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.

History of Larimer County, Colorado (1911)

ChapterLength
The whole text345,292 words in 22 parts

The people it describes

1 named

Everyone History of Larimer County, Colorado stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1911.

Every populated place in the county

66

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.

The vanished settlements of Larimer County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

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.