Glendale, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Paxton-Darlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32433. The Survey maps it on the Glendale quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 29 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 12 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.
- 1949 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Glendale between 1992 and 2019, burning about 528 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MCLENDON RD (66) |
| 16 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MAGNOLIA RANCH FIRE (66) |
| 2 July 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 66/PINEY GROVE COMMAND-0790 |
| 7 June 1993 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 June 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Glendale: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glendale in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2006 | Lightning | Glendale | 1 killed | Lightning struck and killed a man. Reported by the Walton County Sheriff. |
| October 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Glendale | $10,000 | A tornado briefly touched down destroying a mobile home and shed. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $2,000 | A power line was blown down at the 1200 block of County Highway 185. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $1,500 | Two trees were blown down near county road 1883 and 183B. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on County Highway 1084. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $1,000 | A tree was blown down along county highway 183B near Glendale. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $1,000 | Downed trees reported by the Walton County EMA. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $500 | A tree was blown down across a road in northern Walton county. Monetary damage was estimated. Across the border in Geneva county, several trees were blown down. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | - | Trees were blown down in the northern part of the county. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Glendale | - | There were several reports of flooding at County Highway 1084. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | - | Trees were blown down at Highway 83 and County Road 1084 along with the De Funiak Springs area. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | - | A tree was blown down onto County Road 185 near Bartlett Road. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | - | Many large trees were toppled by straight line winds between Glendale and Darlington. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Glendale | - | Baseball sized hail was reported between Glendale and Darlington. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Grove | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Center Ridge | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sand Hill | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cluster Springs | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Union | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Caney Creek | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Liberty | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Darlington | 6.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 283114. 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.






