Hurley, Colorado
10 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. The Survey maps it on the Fort Morgan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Fort Morgan quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Fort Morgan quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Fort Morgan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
119 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Hurley between 2011 and 2020, burning about 39 acres in total. 3 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 | 77 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fort Morgan Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | FORT MORGAN |
| 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 |
| 29 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 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 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Hurley: 6 producers, 5 occurrences, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Morgan Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moseley | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Fort Morgan | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Dodd | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lodi | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Log Lane Village | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Lamb | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Nelson | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Brush | 7.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 182902. 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.




