Bulger, Colorado
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Timnath-Wellington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80549. The Survey maps it on the Carr SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1908 USGS Eaton quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Eaton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Carr SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Eaton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Bulger between 2003 and 2020, burning about 326 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | WELLINGTON |
| 26 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | WELLINGTON |
| 29 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 25 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | WELLINGTON |
| 2 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 18 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 16 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 11 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Wellington Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bulger: 3 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Indian Creek Sec 19 | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bulger in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2011: 4 hail. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 6.3 miles | 29 | |
| Waverly | 6.4 miles | 29 | |
| Buckeye | 6.4 miles | 20 | |
| Norfolk | 8.1 miles | 17 | |
| Meyers Corner | 8.9 miles | 29 | |
| Rex | 10.4 miles | 19 | |
| Owl Canyon | 10.5 miles | 19 | |
| Kenyon Corner | 11.7 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 171172. 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.









