Somerset Village, Colorado
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the South Aurora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80017. It stands on East Toll Gate Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fitzsimons quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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.
- 1890 USGS East Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1935 USGS East Denver Nos. 3 and 4 quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Fitzsimons quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Fitzsimons quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Fitzsimons quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fitzsimons quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1981 USGS Denver East quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
822 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 822 fires within 5 miles of Somerset Village between 1995 and 2020, burning about 233 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 47 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 | 637 |
| Smoking | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 47 |
| Fireworks | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Aurora Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Aurora Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Aurora Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Aurora Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Aurora Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Somerset Village: 9 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Placers | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tollgate | 0.4 miles | 26 | |
| Aurora Highlands | 0.6 miles | 26 | |
| Brookvale | 0.7 miles | 26 | |
| Stone Ridge Park | 0.8 miles | 26 | |
| Aurora Knolls | 1.1 miles | 26 | |
| Side Creek | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| Village Green | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| Settlers Village | 1.4 miles | 26 |
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 Q122571022 | 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 2354637. 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.










