BlockGlenwood, South Dakota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Glenwood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57004. The Survey maps it on the Beresford quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1897 USGS Canton quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Canton quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Beresford quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Rock Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Glenwood (historical) between 1998 and 2018, burning about 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 9152011 |
| 10 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | NA |
| 28 June 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rapid City Fire Department | 98-1982 |
| 12 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WESTBERG |
| 29 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TTT |
| 8 November 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 11082011 |
| 8 October 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Columbia Volunteer Fire Department | PENCE |
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 Glenwood (historical): 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christenson Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Higman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Komstad (historical) | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Dalesburg | 7.9 miles | 18 | |
| Hub City | 9.3 miles | 18 | |
| Riverside (historical) | 9.9 miles | 11 | |
| Marshalltown (historical) | 10.2 miles | 18 | |
| Lodi | 10.3 miles | 18 | |
| Colfax Corner | 10.9 miles | 11 | |
| Clay Point | 12.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1264504. 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.