Glenwood, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Elk City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83536. The Survey maps it on the Glenwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 9 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.
- 1924 USGS Weippe quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Kooskia quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
103 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Glenwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 173 acres in total. 67 started naturally. 5 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 | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Maggie Creek Area Office | KIDDER |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PARADIS LOST |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HAYSKRIE MILL |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LACEY MEADOW |
| 4 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PIT |
| 4 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SOUTH ASBESTOS |
| 4 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PHILLIPS POINT |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PASTURE II |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Glenwood: 5 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Aluminum, Asbestos. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Kamiah Asbestos Mine | Asbestos | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Kooskia Kyanite | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Lolo Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caribel | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Clark Tree | 7.4 miles | 10 | |
| Syringa | 8.5 miles | 10 | |
| East Kamiah | 9.7 miles | 10 | |
| Tahoe | 10.3 miles | 12 | |
| Kooskia | 10.3 miles | 10 | |
| Harrisburg | 10.8 miles | 11 | |
| Big Cedar | 11.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 382298. 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.







