Carmody Estates, Colorado
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Northeast Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80227. It stands on Weaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Logan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1899 USGS West Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1941 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,085 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,085 fires within 5 miles of Carmody Estates between 2005 and 2020, burning about 5,500 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 44 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/undetermined | 873 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 42 |
| Smoking | 35 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Fireworks | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Carmody Estates: 28 occurrences, 19 producers, 6 past producers. 19 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Corners Mine | Uranium, Vanadium, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1954, 1955, 1960 | |
| Mann Ranch | Radium, Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1954, 1955 | |
| Morrison Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schmidt Constr Inc | Silica | Producer | ||
| Soda Lakes, Soda Springs | Sodium | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Fe Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Mann Ranch | Uranium, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1955, 1961 | |
| Pallaro Lease | Uranium | Occurrence | Carnotite | |
| Pallaro Lease | Uranium | Past Producer | 1954, 1955 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Gables | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Green Mountain | 1.1 miles | 25 | |
| Westgate | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Green Mountain Village | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Lakewood | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| College West Estates | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Spring Hill | 3.5 miles | 25 | |
| Mountain View Estates | 3.8 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122563086 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2120004. 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.









