Glenn, California
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Willows census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95943. It lies near Hartley Island. The Survey maps it on the Glenn quadrangle. It stands 98 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1906 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1906 USGS Willows quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1917 USGS Jacinto quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Glenn quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Willows quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Ukiah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Willows quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Glenn between 1993 and 2013, burning about 343 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | SUL NORTE BRIDGE |
| 3 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | ORD |
| 2 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.2 acres | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | 7-MILE |
| 17 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | 44-45 |
| 6 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | LLANO 2 |
| 25 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | SEVEN |
| 24 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | LLANO 3 |
| 23 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | RANCH- LLANO SECO THREAT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Glenn: 3 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, PGE, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Putah Creek | Gold, PGE | Unknown | ||
| Golden Gate Consolidated Qtz. Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Good Enough | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Star Placer | Gold | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacinto | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Butte City | 4.1 miles | 23 | |
| Codora | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Bayliss | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Ordbend | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Afton | 7.5 miles | 23 | |
| Willows | 9.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lyman (historical) | 10.1 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Glenn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474672 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658621. 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.






