Glenwood, California
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Lorenzo Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95066. It lies near Inspiration Point. The Survey maps it on the Laurel quadrangle.
Then and now
1916 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1916 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1916 USGS New Almaden quadrangle1:48000
- 1919 USGS Los Gatos quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS New Almaden quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Los Gatos quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Los Gatos quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Laurel quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Laurel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
448 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 448 fires within 5 miles of Glenwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,603 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 24 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 | 184 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 130 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | HERMON |
| 9 September 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | CREEKSIDE AV ZAYANTE |
| 8 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | LAKE |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | BURTIS |
| 8 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | QUAIL HOLLOW |
| 8 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | E. ZAYANTE |
| 7 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | SUMMIT |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | SUMMIT RESTAURANT BURRELL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Glenwood: 8 past producers, 7 producers, 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma | Stone | Prospect | ||
| Central Supply Co | Flagstone | Unknown | ||
| Hooker Creek | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Malachite | |
| Hooker Creek | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Jb King | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Olive Springs Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Granite | Occurrence | ||
| Decomposed Granite Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Felton Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pacific Cement and Aggregates Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clems (historical) | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Laurel | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Fontenay Villa | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Redwood Lodge | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Bethany Park | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Magnetic Spring (historical) | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Highland (historical) | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Zayante | 3.2 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 224227. 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.











