University Park, Colorado
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Denver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80210. It lies near Harvard Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Englewood quadrangle.
On record in University Park
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 5 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Evans Memorial Chapellisted 1974 · 0.4 miles away
Iliff Halllisted 2006 · 0.5 miles away
Buchtel Bungalowlisted 1988 · 0.7 miles away
Chamberlin Observatorylisted 1980 · 0.9 miles away
South High Schoollisted 2022 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 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
- 1940 USGS Englewood quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Englewood quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Englewood quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Englewood quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Englewood quadrangle1:24000, 9 printings
- 1981 USGS Denver East quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Englewood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
980 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 980 fires within 5 miles of University Park between 2010 and 2020, burning about 155 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 25 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 | 849 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | DENVER |
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | DENVER |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 4 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of University Park: 8 producers, 6 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 5 past producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Sulfur, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Chemical Corp | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Mexican Diggings | Gold | Past Producer | 1858 | |
| Robinson Brick & Tile Co., Plant 1 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Rodger Steele Claim | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Englewood Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Flanagan,Walt & Co.Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellshire | 0.5 miles | 27 | |
| University Hills | 1.5 miles | 27 | |
| Ruby Hill | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Alamo Placita | 2.9 miles | 27 | |
| College View | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Denver | 4.3 miles | 27 | |
| Westside Neighborhood | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Bear Valley | 5.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2117943. 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.












