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Montbello, Colorado

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Denver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80239. The Survey maps it on the Montbello quadrangle.

Montbello within Denver County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 25 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

534 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 534 fires within 5 miles of Montbello between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,884 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 17 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/undetermined418
Smoking21
Natural20
Equipment and vehicle use19
Arson/incendiarism17
Fireworks13
Recreation and ceremony11
Debris and open burning6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Railroad operations and maintenance2
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
7 September 2017Smokingunder an acreAurora Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAurora Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
6 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAurora Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
5 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAurora Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
5 September 2017Smokingunder an acreAurora Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
4 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAurora Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN

Every fire recorded in Denver County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Montbello: 2 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. 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
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
H W Siddle Inc PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Mobile Pre-Mix Concrete Inc PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Superior Sand and Gravel Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Denver 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
Sandown3.9 miles28
Five Points8.1 miles28
Denver8.8 miles27
Alamo Placita9.1 miles27
Westside Neighborhood9.7 miles20
Highland Park10.0 miles24
University Hills10.7 miles27
University Park10.7 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 184755. 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.