Glendale, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Jonesboro Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72405. The Survey maps it on the Jonesboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1939 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Glendale between 1998 and 2020, burning about 249 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Glendale: 6 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Jonesboro Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Griffith Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jonesboro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jonesboro Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glendale in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2013 | Flash Flood | Glendale | $25,000 | Heavy rain produced flash flooding northeast of Jonesboro. Two and a half feet of water covered Prospect Road and Britney Lane. Several cars were flooded. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $12,000 | Straight line winds tore shingles off a roof on Edgemont Circle, and a carport was destroyed on Reno Street in Jonesboro. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $5,000 | Tree limbs were broken and shingles were blown off a few houses. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Glendale | - | Estimated one-inch-sized hail fell two miles north-northeast of Jonesboro via MPING report. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Glendale | - | Water rushing over Aggie Lane and Red Wolf intersection. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Glendale | - | Heavy rain produced six to seven inches of standing water on Nettleton Road between Stadium Boulevard and Caraway Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Doss (historical) | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Farrville | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Nettleton | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Whitburg (historical) | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Jonesboro Junction | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Buck Snort | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Jonesboro | 3.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64562. 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.





