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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.

Lindon within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 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

7 since 2015

Regional 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/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Natural1

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
25 August 2016Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSouthwest Washington County Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
19 August 2020Natural80 acresSouthwest Washington County Fire Protection DistrictN/A
19 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwest Washington County Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
10 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouthwest Washington County Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
18 March 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSouthwest Washington County Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
14 October 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersN/A
12 October 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDenver CountyUNKNOWN

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

51 since 1994

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2025HailLindon-Nickel and quarter sized hail fell.
May 2024Tornado (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 2024HailLindon-The report was from mping.
July 2020Tornado (EF0)Lindon-A weak tornado touched down briefly in open country. No damage was observed.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindLindon-Strong thunderstorm winds damaged some trees.
May 2024HailLindon-no account filed
May 2024HailLindon-no account filed
July 2020HailLindon-no account filed
June 2013HailLindon-no account filed
June 2011HailLindon-no account filed
June 2011HailLindon-no account filed
June 2011HailLindon-no account filed
June 2009HailLindon-no account filed
July 2009HailLindon-no account filed
July 2009HailLindon-no account filed
September 2009HailLindon-no account filed
September 2009HailLindon-no account filed
September 2009HailLindon-no account filed
September 2009HailLindon-no account filed
July 2007HailLindon-no account filed
July 2007HailLindon-no account filed
June 2006HailLindon-no account filed
April 2005HailLindon-no account filed
June 2005HailLindon-no account filed
July 2005HailLindon-no account filed
June 2005HailLindon-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLindon-no account filed
September 2005HailLindon-no account filed
September 2005HailLindon-no account filed
September 2005HailLindon-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindLindon-no account filed
July 2004HailLindon-no account filed
June 2003HailLindon-no account filed
June 2003HailLindon-no account filed
August 2001HailLindon-no account filed
July 2000HailLindon-no account filed
July 2000HailLindon-no account filed
July 2000HailLindon-no account filed
May 1999HailLindon-no account filed
May 1999HailLindon-no account filed
June 1999HailLindon-no account filed
June 1999HailLindon-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindLindon-no account filed
May 1998HailLindon-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLindon-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindLindon-no account filed
May 1996Tornado (F0)Lindon-no account filed
May 1996HailLindon-no account filed
May 1996HailLindon-no account filed
August 1996HailLindon-no account filed
July 1994HailLindon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington 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
Last Chance9.4 miles8
Anton10.4 miles8
Thurman14.4 miles8
Elba17.8 miles8
Rago18.1 miles8
Arickaree18.6 miles8
Woodrow19.6 miles8
Wiladel21.4 miles8

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 LindonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q10975895The 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.