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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.

Archer within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

264 since 1993

Regional 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/undetermined178
Smoking19
Equipment and vehicle use18
Natural13
Arson/incendiarism13
Fireworks9
Recreation and ceremony5
Debris and open burning4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLittleton Fire RescueUNKNOWN
5 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
5 September 2010Fireworks3.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
4 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLittleton Fire RescueUNKNOWN
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersLITTLETON
4 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
30 September 2001Naturalunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestWATERTON
3 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLittleton Fire RescueUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 67 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bonzo No. 1 ClaimUranium, CopperOccurrenceMalachite, Pitchblende
Deer Creek MineGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Helmer Bros. QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Rock Products No 2StoneProducer
Waterton Sand & Clay Co.Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSand
Louviers PlantREEProducer
Molycorp Inc Louviers PlantREEProducer
HillsideFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
The Hogback Clay MineFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Meadowbrook Heights2.1 miles21
Waterton2.8 miles33
Columbine Hills2.9 miles21
Columbine Knolls3.0 miles21
Kassler3.1 miles33
Ken Caryl3.5 miles21
The Ridge At Stony Creek3.7 miles21
Columbine3.8 miles21

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.