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Lamar Heights, Colorado

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Northeast Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80003. The Survey maps it on the Arvada quadrangle.

Lamar Heights within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

1,188 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,188 fires within 5 miles of Lamar Heights between 2003 and 2020, burning about 187 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 22 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/undetermined1034
Smoking33
Equipment and vehicle use25
Arson/incendiarism22
Recreation and ceremony20
Fireworks19
Debris and open burning13
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Natural4
Railroad operations and maintenance3

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 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersN/A
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersARVADA
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersWESTMINSTER
9 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArvada Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersDENVER
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersWESTMINSTER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 47 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Lamar Heights: 32 past producers, 7 occurrences, 4 producers, 4 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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
Denver Brick & Pipe Co.ClayProducer
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
Cooley Gravel Co. PitsSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer1951, 1964
Gordon PitSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast ProducerGold, Sand and Gravel
Swadley PlacersGoldPast Producer1858, 1859
Youngfield PitSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer1979
Asphalt Paving Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Asphalt Paving Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jefferson 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
Wellington Downs0.6 miles24
Lyndale Park0.6 miles24
Lakeview Meadows1.0 miles24
Scenic Heights1.2 miles24
Hackberry Hills1.3 miles24
The Highlands1.3 miles24
Wood Creek1.4 miles24
Sunland1.4 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2354752. 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.