BlockOrr, Colorado
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cheraw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81050. The Survey maps it on the Cheraw quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1891 USGS Catlin quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Catlin quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Cheraw quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Las Animas quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
59 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Orr between 2003 and 2019, burning about 126 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 17 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | LA JUNTA |
| 9 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | La Junta Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 4 July 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 4 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | La Junta Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 4 July 2013 | Fireworks | under an acre | La Junta Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 27 July 2019 | Natural | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Orr: 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheraw | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Randall | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Castiel | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Shelton | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| La Junta Village | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Hays | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Old Fort Bent (historical) | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| La Junta Gardens | 7.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 195497. 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.