Glendora, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Weesaw Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49107. It stands on Judy Lake Drain. The Survey maps it on the Baroda quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1927 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500
- 1930 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Baroda quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Glendora between 2018 and 2020, burning about 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHIKAMING FD 335 - 2019 |
| 22 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEESAW TOWNSHIP FD 18-0039 - 2018 |
| 11 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEESAW TOWNSHIP FD 18-0024 - 2018 |
| 19 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEESAW TOWNSHIP FD 20-0023 - 2020 |
| 3 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEESAW TOWNSHIP FD 20-0011 - 2020 |
| 25 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BUCHANAN TOWNSHIP FD 28 - 2018 |
| 26 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEESAW TOWNSHIP FD 18-0009 - 2018 |
| 21 March 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEESAW TOWNSHIP FD 20-0010 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Glendora: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Haof No 1 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harroff Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Naoff No 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glendora in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendora | - | The county dispatch center reported a large tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hills Corners | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Snow | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| New Troy | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Baroda | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Baroda Estates | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Sawyer | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Bridgman | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Galien | 6.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 626881. 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.






