BlockGlidas, Indiana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Heth Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47142. It lies near Hayes Hill. The Survey maps it on the Mauckport quadrangle. It stands 679 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1931 USGS Corydon quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Mauckport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Corydon quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Mauckport quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Mauckport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Glidas between 2007 and 2011, burning about 12 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MEADE-OLIN PARK FIRE |
| 2 April 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 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 Glidas: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Neely Pit #1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauckport | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Central | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Valley City | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Morvins Landing | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Titus | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Laconia | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| New Amsterdam | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Dogwood | 6.3 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 Glidas | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5569551 | 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 435128. 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.