Kellytown, Colorado
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Sedalia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80135. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sedalia quadrangle.
On record in Kellytown
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Louviers Villagelisted 1999 · 0.8 miles away
Louviers Village Clublisted 1995 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 26 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.
- 1894 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1940 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Sedalia quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
223 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 223 fires within 5 miles of Kellytown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 798 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 9 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/undetermined | 151 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Fireworks | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Littleton Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2010 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Littleton Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 27 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 22 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | West Douglas County Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Kellytown: 21 producers, 7 occurrences, 5 past producers, 2 unknowns. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmer Bros. Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Little Dry Creek Placers | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Roxborough Park | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Magnesite, Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Waterton Sand & Clay Co. | Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand | |
| Louviers Plant | REE | Producer | ||
| Molycorp Inc Louviers Plant | REE | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Sedalia | Stone | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Helmer Bros. | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louviers | 0.8 miles | 33 | |
| Sterling Ranch | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Acequia | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Sedalia | 3.6 miles | 26 | |
| Kistler Park | 4.2 miles | 26 | |
| Roxborough Park | 4.9 miles | 33 | |
| Roxborough | 4.9 miles | 33 | |
| Highlands Ranch | 5.2 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 185071. 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.









