Glenns, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Columbus North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31909. It lies near Clapp Hill. The Survey maps it on the Fortson quadrangle.
On record in Glenns
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Adams Cotton Gin Buildinglisted 1984 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1907 USGS Talbotton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Ellerslie quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Fortson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Ellerslie quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Fortson quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Glenns between 1992 and 2017, burning about 452 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 42 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle 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 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-MUSCOGEE-002 |
| 3 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 9.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-MUSCOGEE-001 |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 10.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 27 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Glenns: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Columbus Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenns in 6 storm reports between 2015 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Flash Flood | Glenns | $35,000 | The Ledger Enquirer reported isolated areas of street flooding, particularly along portions of Veterans Parkway resulting in several stalled vehicles. Flooding also occurred at Heath Lake Park and Cooper Creek Park, closing the parks. In total, 2.5 to 3.0 inches of rainfall occurred in a short period of time. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenns | $10,000 | A Columbus television news station reported several trees down in north Columbus west of the airport. Georgia Power Company reported around 1700 customers without power. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenns | $1,000 | Tree reported down on home on Vultee Dr. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenns | - | KCSG reported a wind gust of 64 mph. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenns | - | ASOS station KCSG Columbus reported wind gust of 66mph. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Glenns | - | The public reported penny size hail along Armour Road in Columbus. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogletree Woods | 0.2 miles | 18 | |
| Weems Valley | 0.2 miles | 18 | |
| Lincoln Hills | 0.3 miles | 18 | |
| North Kingston | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Fox Chapel | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Sunshine Acres | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Kingston | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Wayne Terrace | 1.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331819. 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.








