Quaker Acres, Colorado
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Northeast Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80007. It lies near Barbara Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Golden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 28 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.
- 1899 USGS West Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1939 USGS Golden quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Golden quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Golden quadrangle1:31680
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Golden quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Golden quadrangle1:24000, 10 printings
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
287 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 287 fires within 5 miles of Quaker Acres between 1996 and 2020, burning about 289 acres in total. 9 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 | 244 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 | N/A |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arvada Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arvada Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arvada Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | GOLDEN |
| 3 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arvada Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 82 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 82 workings within 5 miles of Quaker Acres: 42 producers, 27 occurrences, 10 past producers, 3 unknowns. 42 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beryl Ores Mill | Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Cressman Gulch | Beryllium, Mica, Feldspar | Producer | Beryl, Feldspar, Muscovite | |
| Cressmans Gulch Prospect | Feldspar, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica | Past Producer | Beryl, Microcline, Muscovite | |
| Ladwig Properties | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Ladwig-Grosso Pegmatite | Feldspar | Producer | ||
| North Table Mountain | Zeolites | Producer | ||
| Old Leyden | Uranium, Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Old Leyden Coal Mine | Vanadium, Uranium | Past Producer | 1874, 1950 | |
| Old Leyden Mine | Coal, Uranium | Past Producer | 1874, 1950, 1956 | |
| Rio Grande Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1973 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Estates | 0.6 miles | 28 | |
| Meadow Wood Farms | 0.7 miles | 28 | |
| Sherwood Farms | 0.7 miles | 28 | |
| Spring Mesa | 0.8 miles | 28 | |
| Supreme Estates | 0.9 miles | 28 | |
| Leyden | 1.0 miles | 28 | |
| Northwood Acres | 1.0 miles | 28 | |
| Ralston Valley | 1.9 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2354925. 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.










