BlockMorey, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Longmont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80504. The Survey maps it on the Longmont quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1904 USGS Niwot quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Longmont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Longmont quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Longmont quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1984 USGS Estes Park quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
325 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 325 fires within 5 miles of Morey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 199 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 25 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 | 237 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Longmont Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | LONGMONT |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mountain View Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | LONGMONT |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Morey: 8 producers, 4 past producers, 3 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Button R Dam | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Longmont Brick & Tile Co. | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Longmont Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Frontier Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Helmer Bros | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Longmont Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marlatt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marnette | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mountain Aggregates | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Phil G Skrbina | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 178380. 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.