BlockOld Fort Vasquez, Colorado
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Platteville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80651. The Survey maps it on the Platteville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Old Fort Vasquez
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fort Vasquezlisted 1970 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1902 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Platteville quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Platteville quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
- 1982 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
221 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Old Fort Vasquez (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 371 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 9 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 | 152 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | WELD (COUNTY) |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Platteville/Gilcrest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 28 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Platteville/Gilcrest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Platteville/Gilcrest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Platteville/Gilcrest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 17 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Platteville/Gilcrest Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Old Fort Vasquez (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platteville | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Vollmar | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Houston | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Gowanda | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Wildcat | 5.6 miles | 20 | |
| Fort Saint Vrain (historical) | 6.1 miles | 20 | |
| Gilcrest | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Aristocrat Ranchettes | 6.7 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 180786. 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.