Hoyt, Colorado
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Wiggins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80654. The Survey maps it on the Hoyt quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1950 USGS Hoyt quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Hoyt quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Hoyt between 2011 and 2013, burning about 20 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 2013 | Natural | 20 acres | Burlington Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 20 February 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | WIGGINS |
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 Hoyt: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 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.
Storms near this place
26 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoyt in 26 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 19 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Hoyt | $25,000 | Numerous roads in southwest Morgan County were inundated by floodwaters. |
| August 2014 | Flood | Hoyt | $25,000 | Heavy rain on top of already saturated soils produced extensive small stream flooding southwest of Fort Morgan. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Hoyt | - | Mping public report. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Hoyt | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Hoyt | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Hoyt | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adena | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Wiggins | 14.8 miles | 16 | |
| Twelvemile Corner | 15.5 miles | 8 | |
| Ninemile Corner | 16.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lamb | 19.9 miles | 8 | |
| Fort Morgan | 21.8 miles | 10 | |
| Log Lane Village | 21.9 miles | 10 | |
| Orchard | 21.9 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hoyt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5922909 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 180910. 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.








