Keota, Colorado
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Raymer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80729. The Survey maps it on the Keota quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 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
- 1972 USGS Keota quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Eaton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Keota quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Keota between 2005 and 2019, burning about 1,032 acres in total. None 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 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | WILD HORSE |
| 19 March 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1,028 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | KEOTA |
| 11 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Keota: 4 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keota Mine | Uranium | Prospect | 1978, 1981 | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| 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 | Gravel |
Storms near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keota in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Flood | Keota | - | The report from Mping stated, river/creek overflowing; cropland/yard/basement flooding. |
| August 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Keota | - | A tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was observed. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Keota | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keota | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| New Raymer | 13.9 miles | 7 | |
| Raymer | 14.0 miles | 7 | |
| Grover | 14.1 miles | 13 | |
| Briggsdale | 14.1 miles | 14 | |
| Fosston | 17.7 miles | 12 | |
| Cornish | 21.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hereford | 22.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 204690. 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.








