Willard, Colorado
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Merino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80741. The Survey maps it on the Willard quadrangle. It stands 4,337 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1951 USGS Willard quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Willard between 2011 and 2018, burning about 530 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Merino Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 19 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | STERLING |
| 18 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 150 acres | Sterling Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 20 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Merino Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 17 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Merino Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 9 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Sterling Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 4 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | STERLING |
| 26 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | STERLING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Willard: 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
46 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Willard in 46 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 28 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Willard | $100,000 | A combination of torrential rain and hail caused flash flooding. Multiple road closures were in effect due to washed out county roads, including County Road 17 south of CO 14. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Willard | - | Report from Mping. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Willard | - | Report from Mping. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Willard | - | The formation of this tornado was captured well by storm chaser video. The tornado did not have a coherent damage path. There was sporadic damage south of the South Platte River, primarily to a trio of grain silos. Two silos had their tops removed, one was shifted off the pad, another was destroyed. One off duty NWS employee confirmed the location of the tornado as it crossed Logan County Road R just south of County Road 59. The tornado dissipated just southwest of the Prewitt Reservoir with no evidence it crossed I-76. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Willard | - | Report from Mping. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | At the station 1MW which is 15 miles west-northwest of Sterling. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Willard | - | Report from Mping. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | The report was from AWOS station K1MW Sterling 15 miles west-northeast. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | The AWOS station K1MW 15 miles west-northwest of Sterling reported the wind gust. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | A 58 mph wind gust occurred at an AWOS station 15 miles west-northwest of Sterling (K1MW). |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Willard | - | A tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was observed. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | Two large trees were blown down onto the intersection of County Roads 18 and 19. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Beta | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Merino | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Atwood | 11.5 miles | 9 | |
| Sterling | 15.6 miles | 9 | |
| Twin Mills | 19.1 miles | 9 | |
| Westplains | 21.4 miles | 6 | |
| Ford | 21.7 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Willard | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q11273021 | 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 182787. 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.



