BlockCedarwood, Colorado
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Huerfano Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81069. The Survey maps it on the Cedarwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1891 USGS Walsenburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Walsenburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Walsenburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1900 USGS Walsenburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Cedarwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Walsenburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cedarwood: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamblin | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Shamblin Mine | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
25 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedarwood in 25 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 18 hail, 5 heavy rain, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 7 injuries. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Hail | Cedarwood | 7 hurt, $90,000,000 | The city of Pueblo was particularly hard hit with golf ball to tennis ball size hail. Damage estimates were around $110 million to vehicles, structures, and crops. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Cedarwood | $20,000 | A short-lived landspout tornado destroyed a carport and damaged a vehicle, and lifted the roof of a recreation room causing some minor damage. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | Hail up to 1 inches in diameter fell in Pueblo from severe thunderstorms. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | Reported from NWS Employee. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Cedarwood | - | There was 1.27 inches of rain reported. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | Cedarwood | - | Total storm duration was approximately 45 minutes with heavy rainfall of 1.12 inches resulting in ponding in the fields. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Cedarwood | - | Heavy rainfall of 4.01 inches. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Cedarwood | - | Heavy rainfall of 2.02 inches. |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Cedarwood | - | Spotter reported nearly 1.25 inches in an hour. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedarwood | - | Winds estimated. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Cedarwood | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capers Spur (historical) | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Colorado City | 11.5 miles | 17 | |
| Burnt Mill | 12.1 miles | 18 | |
| Greenhorn | 12.7 miles | 17 | |
| Saint Charles | 13.6 miles | 23 | |
| Stem Beach | 15.4 miles | 26 | |
| Rye | 16.6 miles | 23 | |
| Goodpasture | 18.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 193954. 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.
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.