Leawood, Colorado
21 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 80123. It lies near Lilley Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Littleton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1899 USGS West Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1942 USGS Littleton quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Littleton quadrangle1:31680
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Littleton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Littleton quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
699 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 699 fires within 5 miles of Leawood between 1996 and 2020, burning about 5,368 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 23 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 | 559 |
| Smoking | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | N/A |
| 5 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Littleton Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Littleton Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Leawood: 22 occurrences, 15 producers, 11 unknowns, 1 past producer. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Unknown | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Brannan Pit No 12 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normandy Estates | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Columbine | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Columbine Knolls | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| The Ridge At Stony Creek | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Columbine Hills | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Meadowbrook Heights | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Ken Caryl | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Country West | 3.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2355353. 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.









