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Glenrose, Washington

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Spokane census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99223. It stands on Glenrose Prairie. The Survey maps it on the Spokane NE quadrangle.

Glenrose within Spokane County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

290 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 290 fires within 5 miles of Glenrose between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,340 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 40 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
Recreation and ceremony90
Missing data/not specified/undetermined65
Arson/incendiarism40
Misuse of fire by a minor27
Natural15
Debris and open burning14
Fireworks13
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Other causes5
Railroad operations and maintenance2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
7 September 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
5 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersESMERALDA
5 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCOURTLAND
4 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersVALLEY SPRINGS
27 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersUPRIVER SPOT
27 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersGLEN ROSE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Spokane County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Glenrose: 25 past producers, 6 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tin, Tungsten, Silver, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Empire Granite QuarryGranite, Silica, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Moran PrairieFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Pioneer Brick Co.ClayPast Producer
Silver HillTin, Tungsten, Silver, LeadOccurrence
Silver HillTin, Tungsten, Lead, Silver, GraphitePast Producer1906, 1907
Tower MountainBerylliumOccurrence
Havana and 10th QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
DishmanSilicaOccurrence
Moran Prairie Silica DepositSilicaOccurrence

Every working recorded in Spokane County

Storms near this place

5 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenrose in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 dust devil, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2022Tornado (EF0)Glenrose$40,000Tornado generated a discontinuous line of damage first observed near the intersection of E. 9th Avenue and S. Cuba St. Video footage confirms a funnel cloud lowered at times and was disorganized as it moved from west to east. A second area of more significant damage was observed along 6th Avenue that included roof damage and many trees uprooted or snapped at the base. The third and longest track of damage began near E. 5th Ave and S. McKinnon Rd and included significant damage to trees and unsecured items along E 4th Avenue. The most noteworthy damage along E. 4th Ave was to a line of travel trailers, vehicles, and boats, several of which were tossed or displaced. Numerous large ponderosa pine trees were uprooted or snapped along E. 4th Avenue before the tornado again lifted. The final isolated area of damage was located along E. 5th Avenue between S. Coleman Rd and S Grand Rd. Security camera footage confirmed brief circulation at the surface along with two downed trees along the southern edge of the track before the tornado lifted for the final time.
March 2014Thunderstorm WindGlenrose$5,000One tree of unknown size snapped off along Hatch Road on Spokane South Hill. Another tree of unknown size was uprooted onto a trampoline. Damage costs were estimated.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindGlenrose$500A downed power started a fire. Spokane International Airport recorded a gust of 61 MPH.
May 2015Dust DevilGlenrose$500Broadcast Media relayed a report of roof damage to the senior center on the South Hill of Spokane, WA.
June 2008HailGlenrose-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Spokane County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
East Spokane2.0 miles19
Yardley2.7 miles19
Orchard Park3.3 miles19
Parkwater3.3 miles19
Dishman3.4 miles19
Orchard Avenue4.0 miles19
Chester4.5 miles17
Millwood4.6 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510993. 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.

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.