BlockBijou, Colorado
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Elizabeth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80105. The Survey maps it on the Bijou quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Bijou quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Bijou between 2011 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2018 | Natural | 2.0 acres | North Central Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 30 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | DEER TRAIL |
| 3 July 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | North Central Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 29 July 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | North Central Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 22 July 2020 | Natural | 3.0 acres | North Central Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 21 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | AGATE |
| 3 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | AGATE |
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bijou: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 185116. 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.