Riverdale, Colorado
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Las Animas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81054. The Survey maps it on the Cornelia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Las Animas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Las Animas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Cornelia quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Las Animas quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Riverdale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,756 acres in total. 3 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/undetermined | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Las Animas-Bent County Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 6 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | La Junta Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 1 June 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Miguel County | not named |
| 16 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 9 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | LAS ANIMAS |
| 3 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Las Animas-Bent County Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 3 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Las Animas-Bent County Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Riverdale: 7 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Marlman Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Marlman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Marlman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bent Builders | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelia | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Marlman | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Las Animas | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Boggsville | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Melina | 7.4 miles | 18 | |
| Las Animas Junction | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Fort Lyon | 9.0 miles | 18 | |
| Keller | 9.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 195516. 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.





