Glenwood Park, Nebraska
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Precinct 20. It lies in ZIP code area 68847. The Survey maps it on the Kearney quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1894 USGS Kearney quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Kearney quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Kearney quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Kearney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
68 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Glenwood Park between 2007 and 2020, burning about 1,613 acres in total. 1 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 | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Glenwood Park: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenwood Park in 12 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Hail | Glenwood Park | $5,000,000 | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Glenwood Park | $100,000 | Hail up to golf ball size covered Highway 10 three miles north of Kearney, causing drivers to slide off of the road and into the ditch. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenwood Park | $20,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be around 65 MPH resulted in damage approximately 5 miles east of Riverdale on 115th Road. A portion of the road was blocked for a time after a pole barn was blown over. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenwood Park | - | A wind gust of 68 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles north-northeast of Kearney, and a gust of 62 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles north of Kearney. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenwood Park | - | A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles east of Riverdale. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenwood Park | - | A wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles north-northeast of Kearney. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenwood Park | - | A wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by the Kearney Regional Airport AWOS and a gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles east of Riverdale. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenwood Park | - | A wind gust of 68 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles north of Kearney. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Glenwood Park | - | Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches fell in a short period of time, resulting in flash flooding across portions of Kearney. Broadcast media reported street flooding being most notable across southern portions of town, including along 2nd Avenue between 11th and 16th Street. There were reports of a few cars being stranded in the floodwater. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Glenwood Park | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Glenwood Park | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Glenwood Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Prairie View Estates | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| R-Villa Courts | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Riverdale | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Buda | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Alfalfa Center | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Prairie Center | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Odessa | 9.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 829549. 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.






