Glen, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Glen Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56431. The Survey maps it on the Glen quadrangle. It stands 1,302 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1916 USGS Wealthwood quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Glen quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mille Lacs Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Glen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,176 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | 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 Glen: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur-Pyrite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Reserve | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Glen Reserve | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glen in 4 storm reports between 2018 and 2024: 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Glen | - | A third tornado developed near Glen, MN. Storm chaser and spotter video depict a wispy tornado with no debris visible. Due to the rural and forested nature of this damage and no reports of damage, a ground survey has not been completed. This tornado rating and details may be updated in the future as additional aerial imagery becomes available. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Glen | - | State Highway 47 was washed out south of the town of Glen. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | - | A tree was blown down across State Highway 47 at mile marker 110. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Glen | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glory | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Malmo | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Thor | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Wealthwood | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Rossburg | 8.8 miles | 10 | |
| Kimberly | 10.2 miles | 6 | |
| Bennettville | 12.4 miles | 10 | |
| Aitkin | 13.0 miles | 10 |
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 Glen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5567540 | 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 644171. 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.




