Glidewell, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Robberson No. 2 Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65803. It stands on South Dry Sac River. The Survey maps it on the Ebenezer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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.
- 1884 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1886 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Ebenezer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ebenezer quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
66 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Glidewell between 1993 and 2020, burning about 540 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230727-03905-09272020-1350 |
| 12 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230669-03905-09122020-1710 |
| 10 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Glidewell: 13 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conco Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Doling Park Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Edwards Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Graystone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Holman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tindell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glidewell in 9 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glidewell | $2,000 | A tree was downed and knocked over powerlines north of Springfield. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glidewell | $2,000 | Several power lines were knocked down. |
| October 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glidewell | $2,000 | Small outbuildings were blown down and winds were estimated up to 70 mph. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Glidewell | - | MO-13 northbound was closed, and southbound suffered delays due to flooding. |
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Glidewell | - | The Mesonet station NWTM7 located at the Water Treatment Plant in northwest Springfield measured 2.45 inches of storm total rainfall. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Glidewell | - | Farm road 129 had water over the roadway due to flooding. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Glidewell | - | The Mesonet station NWTM7, reported a 24 rain total of 3.67 inches. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glidewell | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down around Farm Road 66 and Farm Road 125 in the vicinity of Highway H. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Glidewell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Ebenezer | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Mascot | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Avalon Park | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Ritter | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Roseville | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Hackney | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Valley Water Mills | 5.0 miles | 23 |
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 Glidewell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28231837 | 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 718529. 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.







