Glenwood, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Gladewater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75645. The Survey maps it on the Glenwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
550 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 550 fires within 5 miles of Glenwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,161 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 338 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 24 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 91 |
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 230 |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6177 |
| 8 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 115 |
| 7 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3 |
| 6 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 203 |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 180406 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenwood in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Glenwood | $5,000 | A woman was rescued from floodwaters after her vehicle stalled on Glenwood Road southeast of Gilmer, Texas. Numerous roads remained flooded and closed throughout the afternoon. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenwood | - | Numerous trees downed in parts of southeast Upshur County. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Glenwood | - | Mackey Road near the Upshur County line was flooded and closed. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenwood | - | Trees and powerlines were downed. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenwood | - | Trees and powerlines were downed southeast of Gilmer, Texas. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenwood | - | Several large trees down. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Glenwood | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Mountain | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Pattonfield | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| West Mountain | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Indian Rock | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bethel | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Piedmont | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Graceton | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Mings Chapel | 6.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1336592. 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.



