Glidden Park, Florida
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Fort Pierce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34950. It stands on Moore Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Pierce quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 39 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Glidden Park
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 9 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
St. Lucie High Schoollisted 1984 · 0.4 miles away
St. Anastasia Catholic School, Oldlisted 2000 · 0.6 miles away
Fort Pierce Old Post Officelisted 2002 · 0.7 miles away
Arcade Buildinglisted 2001 · 0.8 miles away
Cresthavenlisted 1985 · 0.8 miles away
Fort Pierce Sitelisted 1974 · 0.8 miles away
Fort Pierce City Hall, Oldlisted 2001 · 0.8 miles away
Sunrise Theatrelisted 2001 · 0.9 miles away
Jules Frere Houselisted 1995 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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 Fort Pierce quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1972 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:10000
- 1981 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Glidden Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 701 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2009 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (SL) HARD TO FIND (649) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Glidden Park: 14 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart - Stewart Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Airport Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| North Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Ralls Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Saggy Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Minton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morgan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| North Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| South Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| St. Lucie Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Pierce | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Cortez Estates | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Sunland Gardens | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Paradise Park | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Anglevillas | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Harmony Heights | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Saint Lucie | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Lakewood Park | 3.7 miles | 20 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122553102 | 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 307973. 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.









