Glendale, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Glendale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75862. The Survey maps it on the Glendale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Crockett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Glendale between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,309 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 198 |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 379 |
| 13 September 1995 | Natural | 18 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 8078 |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 1996 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2000 | Natural | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 255 |
| 29 August 2012 | Natural | 502 acres | Livingston Area | DADS CREEK FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glendale in 5 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $30,000 | Damage to roof of manufactured home and to a liquor store across the street. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Glendale | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced strong winds that downed trees near the intersection of SR 94 and FM 3188. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Glendale | - | Street flooding was reported along Hwy 94 near FM 3188. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendale | - | Trees were downed on Ward Road near Highway 94. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saron | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Mill Town | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Trinity | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Red Branch | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Friday | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Westville | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Chita | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Sebastopol | 7.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1358055. 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.
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.




