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Harris Park, Colorado

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the West Adams census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80030. The Survey maps it on the Arvada quadrangle.

Harris Park within Adams County

On record in Harris Park

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 4 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

1,118 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,118 fires within 5 miles of Harris Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 184 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 25 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/undetermined972
Smoking32
Arson/incendiarism25
Equipment and vehicle use21
Recreation and ceremony20
Fireworks18
Debris and open burning12
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Natural4
Railroad operations and maintenance3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersN/A
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersARVADA
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersWESTMINSTER
9 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArvada Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Metro Fire Rescue DistrictN/A
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersWESTMINSTER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Adams County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 68 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 68 workings within 5 miles of Harris Park: 44 past producers, 10 occurrences, 9 unknowns, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Adams North PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, SilverPast Producer1956
Denver Brick & Pipe Co.ClayProducer
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownGold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerPlacer
UnknownGold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, SilverOccurrence
Cooley Gravel Co. PitsSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer1951, 1964
Gordon PitSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast ProducerGold, Sand and Gravel
Swadley PlacersGoldPast Producer1858, 1859
Asphalt Paving Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Adams County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Westminster0.3 miles24
Hidden Creek Park0.5 miles24
Lakeview Estates0.7 miles24
Skyline Vista1.0 miles24
Westminster Hills1.0 miles24
Fairview1.1 miles24
Hidden Lake1.2 miles24
Shaw Heights1.4 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2354413. 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.