BlockGlen Eden, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northwest Grayson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75076. The Survey maps it on the Kingston South 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
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1901 USGS Denison quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Denison Dam quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Kingston South quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Kinston South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Glen Eden (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 49 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GATEWAY |
| 29 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRAYSON TASK FORCE |
| 12 July 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HYW 289 |
| 8 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 March 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELKS |
| 6 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Glen Eden (historical): 3 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Fink | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Shawnee | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ray | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Cambridge | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Warner Junction | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Red River City | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Joe | 8.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034683. 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.