Richlawn Hills, Colorado
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Parker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80134. It lies near Lemon Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Castle Rock North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1894 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1940 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Castle Rock North quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1983 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
287 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 287 fires within 5 miles of Richlawn Hills between 1994 and 2020, burning about 139 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 10 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 | 201 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Douglas County | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Castle Rock Fire & Rescue Department | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Castle Rock Fire & Rescue Department | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Douglas County | not named |
| 3 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Richlawn Hills: 3 occurrences, 3 producers, 3 past producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlin Gulch | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Franktown | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Newlin Gulch Gold Occurrence | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Newlin Gulch Placer | Gold | Occurrence | 1895 | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Claypit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Claypit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Madis | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Highlands | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| The Pinery | 2.7 miles | 30 | |
| Parker | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Crestview | 3.9 miles | 30 | |
| Hidden Vilage | 4.0 miles | 30 | |
| Stepping Stone | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Clarke Farms | 4.3 miles | 24 | |
| Saddlebrook | 4.4 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122555795 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2085583. 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.









