BlockNorfolk, Colorado
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Timnath-Wellington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80612. It stands on Graves Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carr West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1908 USGS Eaton quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Eaton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 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
- 1972 USGS Carr West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Eaton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Norfolk between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,932 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Nunn Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 12 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 480 acres | Larimer County | ROMAR RANCH |
| 3 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 11 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Wellington Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 4 July 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Weld County | not named |
| 20 June 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Weld County | not named |
| 8 May 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Weld County | not named |
| 26 May 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Weld County | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Norfolk: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Woodhams Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulger | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Buckeye | 8.8 miles | 20 | |
| Waverly | 13.3 miles | 29 | |
| Rex | 13.9 miles | 19 | |
| Wellington | 14.4 miles | 29 | |
| Owl Canyon | 15.0 miles | 19 | |
| Livermore | 15.4 miles | 19 | |
| Meyers Corner | 17.0 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 171084. 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.