BlockSpringdale, Colorado
29 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 80455. It lies near Castle Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Boulder quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 29 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 quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Boulder quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Boulder quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Estes Park quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
191 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Springdale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,840 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 11 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 | 100 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lefthand Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | not named |
| 7 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | NORTH EAST SUGARLOAF |
| 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 |
| 3 September 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Lefthand Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | FAIRVIEW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 377 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 377 workings within 5 miles of Springdale: 213 past producers, 122 occurrences, 38 producers, 2 prospects. 38 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 | |
| Beryl #2 | Niobium (Columbium), Feldspar, Beryllium, Mica | Producer | Beryl, Feldspar, Mica | |
| Beryl No.1 & 2 Claims | Beryllium, Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| 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 | |
| Buena Vista Mine Nos 1-2-3 | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Castle Gulch | Gemstone, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Columbine | Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Copper | Producer | Beryl, Columbite, Feldspar, Malachite, Mica | |
| Copeland Mines | Tungsten, Uranium | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown | 1.7 miles | 28 | |
| Lazy Acres | 1.8 miles | 29 | |
| Glendale | 2.0 miles | 29 | |
| Rowena | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| Sunshine | 3.1 miles | 29 | |
| Balarat | 4.0 miles | 27 | |
| Summerville | 4.1 miles | 28 | |
| Salina | 4.2 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 178609. 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.