BlockGlenwood, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Wayne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49047. The Survey maps it on the Twin Lakes quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Hartford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1931 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Twin Lakes quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Glenwood between 2003 and 2018, burning about 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WAYNE TOWNSHIP FD 2018052 - 2018 |
| 30 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VAN BUREN 0005 |
| 30 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VAN BUREN 0007 |
| 30 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VAN BUREN 0006 |
| 30 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VAN BUREN 0001 |
| 30 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VAN BUREN 0003 |
| 30 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VAN BUREN 0004 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenwood in 1 storm report in 2021: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenwood | $1,000 | Large tree limbs 10 to 12 inches in diameter down on a house. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Lakes | 1.8 miles | 10 | |
| Five Mile Corners | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Volinia | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Dowagiac | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| La Grange | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Nicholsville | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Maple Island | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Sandy Beach | 8.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 626890. 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.