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Orodell, Colorado

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Bald Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80302. It stands on Fourmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Boulder quadrangle.

Orodell within Boulder County

On record in Orodell

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 29 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

806 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 806 fires within 5 miles of Orodell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,691 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 17 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/undetermined624
Natural38
Equipment and vehicle use38
Smoking37
Recreation and ceremony29
Arson/incendiarism17
Debris and open burning10
Fireworks5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresBoulder Fire Rescue DepartmentUNKNOWN
9 September 1993Naturalunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-Boulder Districtnot named
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBoulder Fire Rescue DepartmentUNKNOWN
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBoulder Fire Rescue DepartmentUNKNOWN
8 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBoulder Fire Rescue DepartmentUNKNOWN
8 September 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreBoulder Fire Rescue DepartmentUNKNOWN
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBoulder Fire Rescue DepartmentN/A
7 September 1994Naturalunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandHAWKINS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boulder County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 363 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 363 workings within 5 miles of Orodell: 221 past producers, 101 occurrences, 37 producers, 4 unknowns. 37 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Beryl #2Niobium (Columbium), Feldspar, Beryllium, MicaProducerBeryl, Feldspar, Mica
Beryl No.1 & 2 ClaimsBeryllium, Mica, Niobium (Columbium), FeldsparPast Producer
East BostonGold, Copper, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Five BrothersGold, LeadPast Producer
Gold Hill DistrictSilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, TelluriumPast Producer1859
Goldsmith MaidGold, Lead, Silver, Uranium, ZincPast Producer
KekiongaGold, Silver, TungstenPast Producer
LoganTungsten, Lead, Zinc, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Logan MineGold, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc, LeadProducerVein
Marion MillUranium, VanadiumUnknown

Every working recorded in Boulder County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Seven Hills1.1 miles29
El Vado1.3 miles29
Silver Spruce1.4 miles29
Tall Timber1.4 miles29
Pine Brook Hill2.5 miles29
Magnolia2.6 miles31
Crisman2.6 miles29
Wheelman2.7 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 178639. 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.