Cedar Grove, Colorado
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pueblo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81023. The Survey maps it on the Beulah quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1891 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Beulah quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Beulah quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
103 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Grove between 1996 and 2020, burning about 5,336 acres in total. 16 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 | 70 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Beulah Valley Volunteer Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Beulah Valley Volunteer Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Beulah Valley Volunteer Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 20 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Beulah Valley Volunteer Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 27 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Beulah Valley Volunteer Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 27 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-Canon City District | not named |
| 27 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | GAME GULCH |
| 26 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-Canon City District | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Grove: 5 past producers, 4 producers, 4 unknowns, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Marble, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beulah | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Beulah | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| E. D. Freeman Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Rock Creek Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Beulah Strip Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Fox No 1 Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Galbreth Creek | Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodpasture | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Beulah Valley | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Valley View | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Beulah | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Burnt Mill | 7.7 miles | 18 | |
| Bronquist | 9.1 miles | 20 | |
| Rye | 10.5 miles | 23 | |
| Colorado City | 10.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 193832. 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.












