Lindon, Colorado
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Woodlin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80740. The Survey maps it on the Lindon quadrangle. It stands 4,918 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Limon quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Limon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Limon quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Lindon quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Last Chance quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Lindon between 2015 and 2020, burning about 88 acres in total. 1 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 | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Southwest Washington County Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 19 August 2020 | Natural | 80 acres | Southwest Washington County Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 19 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwest Washington County Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 10 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Southwest Washington County Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 18 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Southwest Washington County Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 14 October 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 12 October 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Denver County | UNKNOWN |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lindon: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
51 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lindon in 51 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 42 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Hail | Lindon | - | Nickel and quarter sized hail fell. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Lindon | - | Beginning time estimated. Path/location also estimated on radar, no damage reported as the tornado occurred over an open field. Several images from the public were displayed on social media. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Lindon | - | The report was from mping. |
| July 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Lindon | - | A weak tornado touched down briefly in open country. No damage was observed. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindon | - | Strong thunderstorm winds damaged some trees. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Lindon | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Lindon | - | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lindon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q10975895 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 204815. 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.




