Orchard Park, Colorado
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Cañon City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81212. The Survey maps it on the Canon City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1889 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1892 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
692 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 692 fires within 5 miles of Orchard Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 692 acres in total. 32 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 | 572 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 35 |
| Natural | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Canon City Area Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Canon City Area Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Canon City Area Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Canon City Area Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Canon City Area Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department (Florence Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 50 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 50 workings within 5 miles of Orchard Park: 19 producers, 16 past producers, 12 occurrences, 2 prospects. 19 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Feldspar, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alnea, Horney Ganister, Burnito, Mccourt, Flint, Climax, Darley | Silica | Producer | ||
| Cotter Mill (facility) | Uranium, Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| Devils Hole Quarry | Beryllium, Mica, Feldspar | Producer | ||
| Eight Mile Park District | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Bismuth | Past Producer | Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, Beryl | |
| Eight Mile Park pegmatite area | Quartz, Feldspar, Mica | Occurrence | PEGMATITES | |
| Meyers Mine | Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Lithium, Uranium, Copper, Bismuth, Lead | Producer | 1929, 1942 | |
| Mica Lode Mine | Quartz, Mica, Feldspar, Beryllium, REE, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Copper, Lithium, Bismuth | Past Producer | 1904, 1928 | |
| R H Magnuson | Feldspar, Beryllium, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| R. H. Magnuson Mine | Feldspar, Quartz, Beryllium | Prospect | Beryl, Microcline, Quartz | |
| Suzana Pegmatite | Feldspar, Beryllium, Mica | Occurrence | 1940 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Center | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| East Canon | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Cañon City | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Lincoln Park | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Prospect Heights | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Brookside | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Buckskin Joe | 5.2 miles | 26 | |
| Sample | 6.7 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 191990. 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.










