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Aspen Creek, Colorado

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Broomfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80020. The Survey maps it on the Lafayette quadrangle.

Aspen Creek within Broomfield County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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

387 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 387 fires within 5 miles of Aspen Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 158 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 20 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/undetermined297
Arson/incendiarism20
Smoking19
Equipment and vehicle use15
Natural11
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Fireworks5
Recreation and ceremony5
Debris and open burning4
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Other causes1

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
7 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDenver CountyUNKNOWN
7 September 2015Naturalunder an acreNorth Metro Fire Rescue DistrictUNKNOWN
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Metro Fire Rescue DistrictUNKNOWN
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersTHORNTON
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersBRIGHTON
4 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
4 September 1993Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-Boulder Districtnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Broomfield County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Aspen Creek: 4 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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
Standard MineGoldPast Producer
BakerSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
ParkdaleSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

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
Northmoor0.4 miles20
Broadlands West0.4 miles20
Country Estates0.8 miles20
Broadlands0.9 miles20
Broomfield Heights1.2 miles20
The Broadlands1.4 miles20
Brandywine1.8 miles20
McKay Landing1.9 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2355031. 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.