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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 27 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.
- 1902 USGS Boulder quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Boulder quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Boulder quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Estes Park quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 67 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | BEAVER |
| 7 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-Boulder District | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | TAYLOR MOUNTAIN |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lefthand Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | SLAUGHTERHOUSE |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Lefthand Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | BUNCE SCHOOL |
| 30 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Allenspark Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 114 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argo | Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Producer | Vein | |
| Argo | Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Copper, Uranium, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Fluorspar, Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite, Tennantite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite | |
| Black Hope No One | REE | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Spar | Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Producer | Vein | |
| Buckhorn | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena | |
| Buena Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Krennerite, Gold, Sylvanite, Petzite | |
| Burlington | Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | ||
| Castle Gulch | Gemstone, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Emmet | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Fair Day | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Raymond | - | 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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| Peaceful Valley | 2.4 miles | 27 | |
| Pine Valley | 2.7 miles | 27 | |
| Bark Ranch | 2.9 miles | 28 | |
| Hidden Lake | 3.2 miles | 28 | |
| Arrowood | 3.3 miles | 28 | |
| Ferncliff | 3.6 miles | 28 | |
| Balarat | 3.6 miles | 27 |
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.










