BlockOld Roach, Colorado
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Livermore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82063. The Survey maps it on the Old Roach 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.
- 1954 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Kings Canyon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Old Roach quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Walden quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Old Roach between 1993 and 2020, burning about 202 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | ROACH |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | GRACE CREEK |
| 21 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | BOSWELL |
| 16 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | COON |
| 28 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 14 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | JOHNSON CREEK |
| 27 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 117 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | ROACH |
| 17 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | WYOCOLO |
| 13 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | SOUTH FORK |
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Old Roach: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Molybdenum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Canyon | Copper, Silver, Molybdenum | Past Producer | pegmatite | |
| Unknown | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Village Belle Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendevey | 12.5 miles | 20 | |
| Reds Place | 18.7 miles | 19 | |
| Spencer Heights | 24.7 miles | 19 | |
| Kinikinik | 24.9 miles | 20 | |
| Idylwilde | 29.0 miles | 20 | |
| Red Feather Lakes | 29.1 miles | 17 | |
| Manhattan (historical) | 30.5 miles | 17 | |
| Goodell Corner | 31.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 170444. 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.