Glendale, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Webster No. 5 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62985. It sits by Millstone Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Glendale quadrangle. It stands 413 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1917 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Glendale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 726 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | JACKSON FALLS CAMPFIRE #2 |
| 29 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | JACKSON FALLS CAMPFIRE 1 |
| 27 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | SIMPSON LAKE 2 |
| 26 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | MCCONNEL |
| 23 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | MILLSTONE |
| 20 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.2 acres | Shawnee National Forest | SUGAR CREEK |
| 26 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | POPE |
| 12 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | BELLSMITH SPRINGS |
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 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barite-Fluorite Prospect Number 1 | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Barite-Fluorite Prospect Number 1 | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Dixon Springs Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glendale in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2011: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $100,000 | Near the intersection of Highways 147 and 145, the roof of a house was heavily damaged. A large portion of the shingles were stripped off, and seven large trees were snapped off or uprooted. One of the largest trees landed on the house. A machine shed used to store a camper was destroyed, along with a smaller shed. A few other houses in the area sustained relatively minor siding and shingle damage. There were numerous reports of downed tree limbs and power lines. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Glendale | - | Hail up to the size of golf balls occurred 2 to 3 miles west of Golconda. Nickel size hail fell a mile north of Golconda. Dime size hail was reported at Glendale. |
| September 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Glendale | - | The funnel cloud was observed for several minutes from Highway 145 as it passed Glendale. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Glendale | - | Hail the size of quarters fell from Glendale to Eddyville. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Glendale | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Glendale | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Glendale | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbs | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Rock | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Dixon Springs | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Eddyville | 5.3 miles | 21 | |
| Watkins Ford | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Rising Sun | 6.0 miles | 21 | |
| Allens Spring | 6.0 miles | 21 | |
| McCormick | 6.6 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.
| Wikipedia article on Glendale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5568321 | 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 409067. 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.











