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Willow Springs, Colorado

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80465. It lies near Turkey Creek Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Indian Hills quadrangle.

Willow Springs within Jefferson County

On record in Willow Springs

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 23 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

294 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 294 fires within 5 miles of Willow Springs between 2003 and 2020, burning about 153 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 17 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/undetermined231
Arson/incendiarism17
Smoking9
Fireworks8
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Recreation and ceremony6
Debris and open burning4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersINDIAN HILLS
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
5 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersLITTLETON
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersIDLEDALE
28 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
27 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 58 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 58 workings within 5 miles of Willow Springs: 27 occurrences, 20 producers, 9 past producers, 1 unknown. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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
Bigger Mica MineFeldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Uranium, Bismuth, Niobium (Columbium), REE, Tin, TantalumPast Producer1884, 1935
Bigger Mica MineFeldspar, Quartz, BerylliumPast Producer
Blackstone ClaimUranium, Radium, VanadiumProspect
Buckman Ranch PegmatiteIron, Beryllium, Gemstone, Quartz, Garnet, Mica, FeldsparOccurrenceBeryl, Feldspar, Garnet, Magnetite, Mica, Quartz, Tourmaline
Deer Creek MineGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Fenders-Magnotte PegFeldspar, Mica, Quartz, Garnet, GemstoneOccurrenceGarnet, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Tourmaline
FoothillsGold, SilverPast Producer
Four Corners MineUranium, Vanadium, MolybdenumPast Producer1954, 1955, 1960
Iowa GulchQuartz, Feldspar, Mica, Gemstone, Garnet, IronOccurrenceBiotite, Garnet, Magnetite, Microcline, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Tourmaline
Iowa Gulch PegmatiteQuartzProducer

Every working recorded in Jefferson 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
Willow Brook0.6 miles23
Ken Caryl Ranch North1.2 miles23
Bellevue Acres2.2 miles23
West Meadows2.2 miles23
Spring Hill2.3 miles25
Twin Forks2.4 miles23
Country West2.6 miles23
The Valley2.7 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2354975. 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.