Glen Rose, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Saline Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72104. The Survey maps it on the Traskwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Traskwood quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
361 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 361 fires within 5 miles of Glen Rose between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,946 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 119 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 119 |
| Debris and open burning | 117 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 82 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | HOT22180822 |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | HOT21970873 |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Glen Rose: 3 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Baroid Sales Div. | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Lucinda Creek Syncline | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| National Lead Co. Mine | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Otts Lease | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Rayburn | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Stone Quarry Creek Syncline | Barium-Barite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glen Rose in 26 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $50,000 | Trees were blown down. A couple of trees landed on houses. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $50,000 | Several houses and barns were damaged. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $40,000 | One house was damaged by a falling tree. Two more houses had roof damage. |
| September 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Glen Rose | $30,000 | This tornado was spawned by Tropical Storm Ike. Many trees were blown down, as was a power line. The tornado exited Hot Spring County, east-northeast of Glen Rose, and moved into Saline County, northwest of Traskwood. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $25,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around Glen Rose. |
| June 2008 | Lightning | Glen Rose | $25,000 | Lightning is believed to have set fire to a mobile home on Eiler Loop. A 48 year-old man in the home died in the fire. Just a few weeks previously, lightning had struck and burned out the water well on the same property, which is located on top of a hill. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew trees down. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Glen Rose | $5,000 | Stringtown Road was under water. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Glen Rose | $5,000 | Two families had to be evacuated due to high water in the Glen Rose area. U.S. Highway 270 was blocked because of water over the road near Magnet Cove. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | $5,000 | Some trees were blown down. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | - | A couple of very large trees fell on homes just across the Saline county line into Hot Spring County. Trees fell on homes in the Traskwood area, leading to at least one entrapment. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | - | Trees were blown down across the road in the Glen Rose area north of Malvern. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | - | A few trees were blown down in the community of Glen Rose. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | - | A tree was blown down on U.S. Hwy 67. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Glen Rose | - | The tornado started in Hot Spring County near the Saline county line. At the time it was in Hot Spring county, it was rated as a EF0 with just a few trees down. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Rose | - | Power lines were down around Glen Rose. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | no account filed |
| October 2012 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Glen Rose | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Glen Rose | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte (historical) | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Butterfield | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Gifford | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Magnet Cove | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Perla | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Rockport | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Malvern | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Jones Mills | 8.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 49440. 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.





