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Sandown, Colorado

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Denver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80207. It stands on Westerly Creek. The Survey maps it on the Commerce City quadrangle.

Sandown within Denver County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 28 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

882 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 882 fires within 5 miles of Sandown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 265 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 16 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/undetermined753
Smoking26
Equipment and vehicle use24
Arson/incendiarism16
Fireworks14
Recreation and ceremony14
Natural12
Debris and open burning11
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersDENVER
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersDENVER
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersDENVER
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersN/A
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersDENVER
4 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Adams County Fire DistrictUNKNOWN
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersDENVER
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersDENVER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Denver County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 36 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Sandown: 18 past producers, 7 producers, 7 unknowns, 4 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Adams North PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, SilverPast Producer1956
Denver Brick & Pipe Co.ClayProducer
UnknownGold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerPlacer
UnknownGold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, SilverOccurrence
Adams County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
C & H Construction Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Department of Wildlife PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Denver 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
Montbello3.9 miles25
Five Points4.2 miles28
Denver5.0 miles27
Alamo Placita5.3 miles27
Westside Neighborhood5.8 miles20
Highland Park6.2 miles24
University Park7.4 miles27
University Hills7.8 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 184738. 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.