Castlewood North, Colorado
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Parker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80116. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Castle Rock North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 28 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.
- 1894 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1940 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Castle Rock North quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1983 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
328 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 328 fires within 5 miles of Castlewood North between 1993 and 2020, burning about 3,377 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 8 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 | 262 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Castle Rock Fire & Rescue Department | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 9 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Douglas County | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Castle Rock Fire & Rescue Department | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Castle Rock Fire & Rescue Department | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Castle Rock Fire & Rescue Department | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Castlewood North: 13 producers, 6 unknowns, 5 past producers, 5 occurrences. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Gulch Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1858 | |
| Unnamed Gold Occurrence | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Leonard Mine | Manganese | Occurrence | Psilomelane | |
| Leonard Mine | Manganese | Unknown | 1952 | |
| Unnamed Gold Occurrence | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unnamed Gold Occurrence | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Castle Rock | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Franktown | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franktown | 1.4 miles | 28 | |
| Founders Village | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| Castle Oaks | 1.9 miles | 28 | |
| Burning Tree Ranch | 2.6 miles | 30 | |
| Village Pines | 2.8 miles | 30 | |
| Castle Rock | 4.3 miles | 28 | |
| Country Acres | 4.7 miles | 30 | |
| Bayou Hills | 4.8 miles | 30 |
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 Q122569339 | 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 2085587. 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.









