Westside Neighborhood, Colorado
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Denver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80204. It lies near Lakewood Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Fort Logan quadrangle.
On record in Westside Neighborhood
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 12 of 83 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Central Promenade, Denver Civic CenterNational Historic Landmark · listed 2012 · 0.7 miles away
Westside Neighborhoodlisted 1975 · 0.1 miles away
West Side Court Buildinglisted 2004 · 0.2 miles away
Auraria 9th Street Historic Districtlisted 1973 · 0.3 miles away
St. Elizabeth's Churchlisted 1969 · 0.3 miles away
Emmanuel Shearith Israel Chapellisted 1969 · 0.5 miles away
Denver Athletic Clublisted 1979 · 0.5 miles away
Denver Press Clublisted 2017 · 0.5 miles away
Denver Mintlisted 1972 · 0.5 miles away
Fire Station No. 1listed 1979 · 0.5 miles away
Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company Buildinglisted 1999 · 0.5 miles away
Denver Municipal Auditoriumlisted 1991 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1899 USGS West Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1941 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,572 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,572 fires within 5 miles of Westside Neighborhood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 219 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 36 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 | 1377 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Smoking | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Fireworks | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | DENVER |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | DENVER |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Denver Fire Department | N/A |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | DENVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Westside Neighborhood: 18 past producers, 9 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Uranium, Sulfur. 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 | |
| Rodger Steele Claim | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Denver Brick & Pipe Co. | Clay | Producer | ||
| Lakewood Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Robinson Brick & Tile Co., Plant 1 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Strainland Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Asphalt Paving Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Asphalt Paving Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brannan Sand and Gravel Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 0.9 miles | 27 | |
| Five Points | 1.7 miles | 28 | |
| Alamo Placita | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| Highland Park | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Ruby Hill | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Lakeside | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| University Park | 4.4 miles | 27 | |
| Wellshire | 4.9 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2113215. 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.









