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One of 16 National Register listings published here for Delta County · listed in 2000 · category: Structure.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Delta County · listed in 2000 · category: Structure.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Surface Creek Livestock Company Silos between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,950 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 1 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 | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | COLBY |
| 29 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Cedaredge Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 28 August 2000 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | MCGRUDER |
| 11 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 10 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 9 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cedaredge Fire Department | N/A |
| 7 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Cedaredge Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 6 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cedaredge Fire Department | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Surface Creek Livestock Company Silos: 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedaredge, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 2 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | Cedaredge | $10,000 | A blocked culvert and increased water flow due to recent rainfall near the confluence of Cow Creek and Leroux Creek caused a portion of County Road 3100 to wash out with localized flooding near Leroux Creek. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Cedaredge | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Cedaredge | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Flood | Cedaredge | $2,500 | Flooding on Surface Creek led to the closure of a recreational trail along the river, near Cedaredge, as the trail was washed out. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedaredge | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Cedaredge | - | A total of 1.25 inches of rain was measured within 90 minutes. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Cedaredge | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Cedaredge | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Stolte House | 1.3 miles | 1997 |
![]() | First Presbyterian Church of Eckert | 5.5 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000367 in Record Group 79. |
| Delta County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |