Built in 1917. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
“The Missouri Heights School, in Garfield County, Colorado near Carbondale, Colorado, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.”
Wikipedia article Missouri Heights School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Garfield County · listed in 1999 · category: Building · built in 1917.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 131 fires within 5 miles of Missouri Heights School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,533 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 2 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 | 76 |
| Natural | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 20 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | ONION RDG |
| 14 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Missouri Heights School: 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Uranium, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Jenny Claims | Uranium, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Midcontinent Limestone | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carbondale, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 8 heavy rain, 3 hail, 2 wildfire, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2002 | Wildfire | Carbondale | $1,200,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Wildfire | Carbondale | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Lightning | Carbondale | $60,000 | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Heavy Rain | Carbondale | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | $500 | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Debris Flow | Carbondale | - | Heavy rain from a thunderstorm produced a minor mudslide on Highway 82 at mile marker 12, about 1 mile north of Carbondale. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Carbondale | - | The Garfield County Sheriff's office reported flash flooding in portions of Carbondale as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Carbondale | - | Hail estimated to be an inch in diameter was reported on social media from Carbondale. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Carbondale | - | In addition to pea sized hail, 0.60 inches of rain fell within 40 minutes. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Carbondale | - | As a result of heavy rains, several streets were flooded with water up to a foot deep that ran across the roadway in Carbondale, including the intersection of Village Road and Highway 133, as well as west Main Street and Highway 133. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Carbondale | - | Over a third of an inch of rain fell within 30 minutes. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Carbondale | - | A mid-morning thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of nickels. Hail accummulated up to 4 inches deep. Many trees were stripped of all their leaves and gardens were decimated. Some street flooding was also reported due to the combination of rain and hail. |
| May 2007 | Heavy Rain | Carbondale | - | A heavy rain producing thunderstorm caused minor street flooding in Carbondale. Additionally, a significant amount of hail accompanied the rain. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Carbondale | - | Hail stones up to nickel-size in diameter defoliated many trees in town and decimated gardens. Accumulations of hail were up to 2 inches deep. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Carbondale | - | Runoff from heavy rain producing thunderstorms caused a small stream in Carbondale to overflow its banks. Water from the stream flowed onto a neighborhood sidewalk. A spotter in Carbondale measured 0.60 of an inch of rain within 10 minutes. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Carbondale | - | Minor flooding was reported in the Crystal Bridge Drive area along Highway 133 just south of Carbondale. |
| June 2006 | Heavy Rain | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Heavy Rain | Carbondale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holland-Thompson Property | 4.7 miles | 2013 | |
 | Satank Bridge | 5.1 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99001145 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Garfield County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
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