Archer, Colorado
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It lies in ZIP code area 80125. It stands on Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Littleton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1899 USGS West Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1942 USGS Littleton quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Littleton quadrangle1:31680
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Littleton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Littleton quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
264 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 264 fires within 5 miles of Archer between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,153 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 13 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 178 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Littleton Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2010 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Littleton Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | LITTLETON |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | WATERTON |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Littleton Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 67 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 67 workings within 5 miles of Archer: 37 producers, 18 occurrences, 7 past producers, 5 unknowns. 37 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonzo No. 1 Claim | Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | Malachite, Pitchblende | |
| Deer Creek Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Helmer Bros. Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Rock Products No 2 | Stone | Producer | ||
| Waterton Sand & Clay Co. | Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand | |
| Louviers Plant | REE | Producer | ||
| Molycorp Inc Louviers Plant | REE | Producer | ||
| Hillside | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| The Hogback Clay Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook Heights | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Waterton | 2.8 miles | 33 | |
| Columbine Hills | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Columbine Knolls | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Kassler | 3.1 miles | 33 | |
| Ken Caryl | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| The Ridge At Stony Creek | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Columbine | 3.8 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 196557. 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.









