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Raymond, Colorado

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Upper St. Vrain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80540. It stands on Cave Creek. The Survey maps it on the Raymond quadrangle.

Raymond within Boulder County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 27 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

128 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Raymond between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,074 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined67
Natural29
Recreation and ceremony22
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1

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
8 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandBEAVER
7 September 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-Boulder Districtnot named
6 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandTAYLOR MOUNTAIN
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLefthand Fire Protection DistrictN/A
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandSLAUGHTERHOUSE
5 September 2013Natural1.0 acresLefthand Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
5 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandBUNCE SCHOOL
30 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAllenspark Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boulder County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 114 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 114 workings within 5 miles of Raymond: 59 past producers, 36 occurrences, 15 producers, 3 prospects. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
ArgoUranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver, Lead, CopperProducerVein
ArgoFluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Copper, Uranium, Lead, SilverPast ProducerFluorspar, Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite, Tennantite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite
Black Hope No OneREEPast Producer
Brown SparFluorine-Fluorite, UraniumProducerVein
BuckhornGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Fluorine-FluoritePast ProducerPyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena
Buena MineSilver, Gold, Copper, Tungsten, Fluorine-FluoritePast ProducerKrennerite, Gold, Sylvanite, Petzite
BurlingtonUranium, Fluorine-FluoriteProducer
Castle GulchGemstone, SilverPast Producer
EmmetClayPast Producer
Fair DayUranium, VanadiumPast Producer

Every working recorded in Boulder County

Storms near this place

1 since 2013

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Raymond in 1 storm report in 2013: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2013Flash FloodRaymond-Flash flooding continued to worsen Many roads in the county were impassable with flowing and standing water. All major roadways out of Boulder were impacted by floodwaters. During the event, U.S. 36 was closed from McCaslin Blvd. to Flatiron due to major flooding. Boulder Canyon was reported to be completely washed out. Evacuations were ordered for residents at the mouth of Boulder Canyon to Broadway, and Pearl to Marine. In Boulder Canyon, one mudslide was 400 ft. long and 4 ft. deep making the canyon completely impassable. Boulder Creek was reportedly completely out of its banks in most areas and moving extremely fast. Newton Court and an apartment were flooded at 1444 Folsom. Several cars were inundated up to their doors and the first floors of the apartment complex were flooded. The 1700 block of Marshall was closed during the morning due to major flooding. Significant road damage was reported in Boulder Canyon.

Every storm 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
Riverside2.0 miles27
Peaceful Valley2.4 miles27
Pine Valley2.7 miles27
Bark Ranch2.9 miles28
Hidden Lake3.2 miles28
Arrowood3.3 miles28
Ferncliff3.6 miles28
Balarat3.6 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 178261. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.