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Hawley, Colorado

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Rocky Ford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81067. The Survey maps it on the Hawley quadrangle.

Hawley within Otero County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 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

185 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Hawley between 1995 and 2020, burning about 689 acres in total. 8 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/undetermined133
Debris and open burning13
Equipment and vehicle use11
Smoking10
Recreation and ceremony8
Natural8
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2017Natural1.0 acresRocky Ford Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRocky Ford Fire DepartmentN/A
29 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresLa Junta Rural Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
26 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRocky Ford Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
24 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
18 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRocky Ford Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
16 September 2015Equipment and vehicle use50 acresRocky Ford Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
1 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Otero County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Hawley: 7 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Stone. 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
UnkStoneUnknown
UnknownStone, DimensionOccurrence
Hancock PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Otero 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
Roberta2.1 miles18
Rocky Ford4.8 miles14
Swink4.9 miles14
Benton6.1 miles18
Ormega6.8 miles18
Fayette6.9 miles14
Hays7.9 miles16
La Junta Gardens8.4 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 195625. 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.