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Randall, 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 81067. The Survey maps it on the Cheraw quadrangle.

Randall within Otero County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 16 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

62 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Randall between 2003 and 2019, burning about 128 acres in total. None 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/undetermined49
Equipment and vehicle use6
Debris and open burning2
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1
Recreation and ceremony1

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 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
8 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
9 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLa Junta Rural Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
4 July 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
4 July 2013Fireworksunder an acreLa Junta Rural Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
19 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
18 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
8 May 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Otero County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Randall: 5 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnkClayUnknown
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerSedimentary
UnkStoneUnknown
UnknownStoneOccurrence
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceGravel

Every working recorded in Otero 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
Shelton1.6 miles16
Orr2.5 miles16
Hays2.6 miles16
Cheraw3.8 miles16
La Junta Village4.8 miles16
Swink6.2 miles14
Castiel6.2 miles15
La Junta Gardens6.8 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 195495. 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.