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Leyden, Colorado

28 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 80007. It lies near Barbara Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Golden quadrangle.

Leyden within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 28 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

269 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 269 fires within 5 miles of Leyden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,306 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined234
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural9
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Other causes1
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersN/A
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArvada Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
30 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArvada Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
3 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArvada Fire Protection DistrictN/A
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersGOLDEN
3 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
3 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
29 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArvada Fire Protection DistrictN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 72 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 72 workings within 5 miles of Leyden: 37 producers, 27 occurrences, 6 past producers, 2 unknowns. 37 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension. 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
Beryl Ores MillBerylliumPast Producer
Ladwig # 2UraniumPast Producer
Ladwig PropertiesUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
North Table MountainZeolitesProducer
Old LeydenUranium, GraphiteOccurrence
Old Leyden Coal MineVanadium, UraniumPast Producer1874, 1950
Old Leyden MineCoal, UraniumPast Producer1874, 1950, 1956
UnknownLimestone, GeneralOccurrenceLimestone
Glencoe QuarriesStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSedimentary
Golden Granite QuarryGraniteProducerGranite

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
Eldorado Estates0.4 miles28
Meadow Wood Farms0.5 miles28
Spring Mesa0.9 miles28
Northwood Acres1.0 miles28
Quaker Acres1.0 miles28
Sherwood Farms1.0 miles28
Supreme Estates1.3 miles28
Village of Five Parks1.3 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 181653. 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.