Glenada, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Dunes City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97439. It stands on Flint Creek. The Survey maps it on the Florence quadrangle.
On record in Glenada
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Siuslaw River Bridge No. 01821listed 2005 · 0.4 miles away
Kyle, William, and Sons, Buildinglisted 1981 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1920 USGS Siltcoos Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Siltcoos Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Siltcoos Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Siltcoos Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Reedsport quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
169 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Glenada between 1992 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | JOAQUIN MILLER |
| 8 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KINGWOOD CAMP |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | BENDER LANDING |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Western Lane District | 908 QUINCE STREET FIRE |
| 6 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Western Lane District | S.CANARY FIRE |
| 5 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | TREE ISLAND |
| 4 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OAK ST. FIRE |
| 30 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | NORTH JETTY FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Glenada: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Acme | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Cushman | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Canary | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| North Beach | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Heceta Beach | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Dunes City | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Westlake | 5.4 miles | 15 |
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 Glenada | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3477989 | 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 1142771. 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.








