Glendale, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Owen Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71667. The Survey maps it on the Glendale 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.
- 1935 USGS Feenyville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Star City quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Dumas quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
120 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Glendale between 2001 and 2019, burning about 914 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 25 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 | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Glendale: 13 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Bauxite District | Aluminum, Titanium | Producer | WEATHERING RESIDUAL | |
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glendale in 10 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $250,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. Several houses were damaged by trees falling into them. A mobile home was destroyed. The roof of a small house was destroyed, as were several sheds and carports. Porches were blown off mobile homes. Part of the roof was blown off the Glendale fire station. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Glendale | $75,000 | This tornado began in western Lincoln county, just south of Glendale, and tracked east-northeast for about 9 miles before dissipating over U.S. Hwy 425, just south of Yorktown. The tornado initially damaged some poultry houses near the start of the path, with the rest of the damage limited to trees. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $2,000 | A tree was blown down onto Arkansas 54, blocking one lane. |
| September 2013 | Heavy Rain | Glendale | - | Rainfall measured 3.05 inches at Harden Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | - | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a chicken house, destroyed part of a nearby storage building and knocked down a number of trees. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Glendale | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Glendale | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Glendale | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feenyville | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Palmyra | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Villa Vale (historical) | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Branchville | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Star City | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Rest (historical) | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Nebo | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Cornerville | 8.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 49446. 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.





