BlockGlenwood, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Webbville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41132. It stands on All Horn Branch. The Survey maps it on the Webbville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1903 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1904 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Webbville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
78 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Glenwood between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,215 acres in total. None started naturally. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MARY BRANCH |
| 8 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MULLINS LANE |
| 5 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOST CREEK/ SR 773 FIRE |
| 5 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Glenwood: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt's Fork Deposit | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenwood in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2015: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Glenwood | $450,000 | Many streams in the western portion of the county flooded. Roads were closed. Roads were damaged including culverts. Some examples of the flooded streams included Deans Branch, Cains Creek, Irish Creek, Abb Creek, Cherokee Creek, and Blaine Creek. The gauge on Blaine Creek rose from 4 feet to near 16 feet. Two or 3 homes had moderate to major damage, with over a dozen with minor damage. In a lot of cases, water got under and surrounded mobile homes and into outbuildings. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenwood | $250,000 | Large trees and branches fell in scattered locations throughout the county. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity (historical) | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Brammer Gap (historical) | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Green Valley (historical) | 4.7 miles | 24 | |
| Webbville | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Winding Stair | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Morgans Creek (historical) | 6.5 miles | 24 | |
| Lick Creek (historical) | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Fallsburg | 6.8 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508102. 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.