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Broomfield, 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.

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Broomfield 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

250 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 250 fires within 5 miles of Broomfield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,098 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined207
Smoking10
Equipment and vehicle use9
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Arson/incendiarism5
Natural5
Recreation and ceremony4
Debris and open burning2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
4 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersTHORNTON
3 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
3 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
28 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Metro Fire Rescue DistrictUNKNOWN
26 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Metro Fire Rescue DistrictN/A
25 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot 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 Broomfield: 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Gypsum-Anhydrite, Beryllium. 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
Beryl Ores MillBerylliumPast Producer
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
JenkinsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
ParkdaleSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Storms near this place

48 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Broomfield in 48 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 37 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2022Flash FloodBroomfield$10,000Heavy rainfall produced extensive flooding in Broomfield. Six inches of water inundated a section of Highway 287. Bike paths were flooded along Rock Creek and near Spader Way near the Broomfield Events Center.
June 2019LightningBroomfield$1,000Lightning struck a home with only minor damage.
June 2025HailBroomfield-Report from mping.
June 2025HailBroomfield-Report from mping.
May 2024HailBroomfield-The report was via mping.
May 2024HailBroomfield-The report was via mping.
May 2024HailBroomfield-The report was via mping.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindBroomfield-Measured gust from a CDOT sensor at I-25 and Highway 7.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindBroomfield-Intense thunderstorm winds snapped tree limbs up to one inch diameter.
July 2018HailBroomfield-A severe thunderstorm destroyed over 200 acres of corn.
September 2013Flash FloodBroomfield-Flash flooding forced the closure of CO36, between Wadsworth Blvd and Flatirons.
September 2013FloodBroomfield-Heavy rain, ranging from 6 to 10 inches through the entire storm event, caused widespread flooding, including the entire drainage system of South Boulder, Big Dry and Walnut Creeks. Due to extensive flooding, the Spruce Meadows section of the Broomfield Trail was closed due to significant collapses of the embankment between the trail and the adjacent irrigation ditch.
May 2023HailBroomfield-no account filed
August 2021HailBroomfield-no account filed
August 2021HailBroomfield-no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindBroomfield-no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindBroomfield-no account filed
June 2019HailBroomfield-no account filed
June 2019HailBroomfield-no account filed
June 2019HailBroomfield-no account filed
May 2019HailBroomfield-no account filed
July 2019HailBroomfield-no account filed
July 2019HailBroomfield-no account filed
July 2019HailBroomfield-no account filed
June 2018HailBroomfield-no account filed
June 2018HailBroomfield-no account filed
June 2018HailBroomfield-no account filed
May 2014HailBroomfield-no account filed
May 2014HailBroomfield-no account filed
August 2013Thunderstorm WindBroomfield-no account filed
August 2012Thunderstorm WindBroomfield-no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindBroomfield-no account filed
July 2011HailBroomfield-no account filed
May 2010HailBroomfield-no account filed
May 2010HailBroomfield-no account filed
July 2009HailBroomfield-no account filed
August 2009HailBroomfield-no account filed
July 2009HailBroomfield-no account filed
April 2005HailBroomfield-no account filed
June 2005HailBroomfield-no account filed
May 2004HailBroomfield-no account filed
May 2004HailBroomfield-no account filed
May 2004HailBroomfield-no account filed
May 2004HailBroomfield-no account filed
August 2004HailBroomfield-no account filed
August 2004HailBroomfield-no account filed
August 2004HailBroomfield-no account filed
July 2002HailBroomfield-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Broomfield 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
Broomfield Heights1.4 miles20
Country Estates1.9 miles20
Northmoor2.1 miles20
Aspen Creek2.4 miles20
Brandywine2.7 miles20
Broadlands West2.7 miles20
Crofton Park2.9 miles20
Broadlands3.3 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 204704. 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.

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.