Dodd, Colorado
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Fort Morgan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80701. It stands on Badger Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brush West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1951 USGS Brush West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Brush West quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Fort Morgan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
77 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Dodd between 2011 and 2020, burning about 81 acres in total. None 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 | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Brush Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 11 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Brush Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 31 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fort Morgan Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 28 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | FORT MORGAN |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | FORT MORGAN |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | FORT MORGAN |
| 23 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fort Morgan Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 23 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Brush Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dodd: 2 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dodd in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2012: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Dodd | - | A tornado touched down briefly but did no damage. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Dodd | - | A tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodd | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Dodd | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Dodd | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodd | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Hurley | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Nelson | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Moseley | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Brush | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Fort Morgan | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Snyder | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Log Lane Village | 6.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 182918. 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.




