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Sullivan, Colorado

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the South Aurora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80231. The Survey maps it on the Englewood quadrangle.

Sullivan within Arapahoe County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 27 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

729 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 729 fires within 5 miles of Sullivan between 2010 and 2020, burning about 249 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 29 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/undetermined582
Smoking38
Arson/incendiarism29
Equipment and vehicle use25
Recreation and ceremony18
Fireworks12
Debris and open burning9
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Natural7
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2017Smokingunder an acreSouth Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAurora Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAurora Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
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
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersAURORA
4 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreDenver Fire DepartmentN/A
4 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAurora Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Arapahoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Sullivan: 5 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cherry Creek PlacersGoldUnknown
Cherry Creek Sand PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Englewood PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Arapahoe County

Storms near this place

7 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sullivan in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2014: 6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2012HailSullivan-A B-17 was extensively damaged by hail.
June 2014HailSullivan-no account filed
June 2014HailSullivan-no account filed
September 2013Thunderstorm WindSullivan-no account filed
June 2012HailSullivan-no account filed
July 2011HailSullivan-no account filed
June 2009HailSullivan-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Arapahoe 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
Holly Hills1.1 miles27
Eastridge2.2 miles26
Fountain Side2.3 miles26
Peoria Park2.5 miles26
Village East2.6 miles26
Cherry Creek2.7 miles27
Havana Village2.8 miles26
Glendale3.0 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 184823. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.