BlockGlenn, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Ganges Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49090. It stands on Glenn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Glenn quadrangle. It stands 653 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1928 USGS Fennville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1931 USGS Fennville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Glenn quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Holland quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Glenn between 2018 and 2020, burning about 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH HAVEN AREA ESA 0001340 - 2019 |
| 14 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GANGES TOWNSHIP FD 0000182 - 2019 |
| 14 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GANGES TOWNSHIP FD 0000135 - 2018 |
| 2 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLYDE TOWNSHIP FD 0000032 - 2019 |
| 10 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH HAVEN AREA ESA 0000537 - 2019 |
| 1 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH HAVEN AREA ESA 0000492 - 2019 |
| 25 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GANGES TOWNSHIP FD 0000059 - 2018 |
| 25 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GANGES TOWNSHIP FD 0000058 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenn in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 hail. 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 2013 | Flood | Glenn | $5,000,000 | Heavy rain caused significant flooding on rivers and streams across Allegan county. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenn | $3,000 | A tree and power line was blown down near Blue Star Highway and 114th Street. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenn | $2,500 | Allegan County Central Dispatch reported a few trees and power lines downed near the intersection of 59th and 142nd Streets 3 miles east of Glenn. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Glenn | - | Hail up to an inch in diameter was reported near Glenn. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenn | - | Widespread tree damage with broken limbs and scattered trees blown down along an eleven mile long and 8 mile wide swath covering the southwest corner of the county.|Three trailer homes suffered damage from falling trees.|Numerous utility lines down throughout the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorecrest | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Glenn Shores | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Glenn Stores | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Glenn Haven Shores | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hollywood | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Cedar Bluff | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Spring Grove | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hawkhead | 3.7 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q136348653 | 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 626884. 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.
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.