BlockGlenn, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Dickens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79256. The Survey maps it on the Afton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Lubbock quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1968 USGS Afton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Dickens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Glenn between 2006 and 2020, burning about 3,625 acres in total. 7 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 | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 202 |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STAFFORD RANCH |
| 25 September 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KERR |
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 70 CR 212 GRASS FIRE |
| 12 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AFTON |
| 7 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DICKENS |
| 8 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPRINGS RANCH |
| 3 July 2011 | Natural | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COOPER STORE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenn in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Hail | Glenn | - | Numerous storm chasers reported a swath of hail that began just north of Afton on Texas State Highway 70 and continued for several miles eastward. Hail ranged in size from two inches in diameter to as large as six inches in diameter. Photographic evidence was posted on social media of a six inch hailstone. No damage was reported at the time. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenn | - | A storm chaser reported that several utility poles were downed and snapped near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 193 and Texas State Highway 70 associated with rear flank downdraft winds. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Glenn | - | Local post office and school officials reported flash flooding along sections of Farm to Market Road 193 and U.S. Highway 82 in and around Dickens on the 18th. Several inches of water rapidly rushed across these roadways following one to two inches of rain falling in a short period. While water flowed across these roadways for several hours, they did remain passable for most vehicle types. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Glenn | - | A trained spotter estimated quarter size hail 14 miles north of Dickens. No damage was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afton | 2.0 miles | 7 | |
| Elton | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| East Afton | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Croton | 9.0 miles | 8 | |
| McAdoo | 9.0 miles | 7 | |
| Dickens | 11.0 miles | 8 | |
| Soldiers Mound (historical) | 17.8 miles | 8 | |
| Spur | 21.0 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379838. 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.