Rock Hill, Florida
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Redbay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32435. The Survey maps it on the Rock Hill quadrangle.
Then and now
1935 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1935 USGS De Funiak Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS De Funiak Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS De Funiak Springs quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Rock Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
108 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Rock Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,159 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2019 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | NOKUSE PLANTATION (66) |
| 13 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | KRING RD (66) |
| 7 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 66/ROCK HILL RD0881 |
| 5 August 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | NOKUSE (66) |
| 31 August 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 66/OTI ROAD |
| 30 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2004 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | FREEPORT FIRE2004-02-0571 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Rock Hill: 2 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rock Hill in 12 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 2 flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $3,000 | Trees were blown down at the intersection of Sherwood Road and U.S. Highway 331. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $2,000 | A couple of power lines were downed due to wind blowing trees onto them. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $2,000 | A tree was blown down onto a power line near 5687 S US 331. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | A tree was blown down on Rock Hill Road near Oti Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | A couple of trees were blown down along Highway 83. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | A couple of trees were blown down near Wakulla County Fire Station 2. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Rock Hill | - | Water over Sherwood Road resulted in a road closure. This was caused by a long duration of moderate to occasionally heavy rain. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Rock Hill | - | Highway 331 was closed from I-10 southward to Rock Hill due to flash flooding. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Rock Hill | - | McKinnon Bridge Road and Sherwood Road were both flooded from Bruce Creek with an estimated depth of 4 feet. |
| April 2012 | Heavy Rain | Rock Hill | - | A storm total rainfall of 3.68 inches was measured through 8:15 PM CDT from the Northwest Florida Water Management District rain gauge located at First American Well #47 in Walton County. |
| September 2012 | Flood | Rock Hill | - | Indian Creek Ranch Road was closed due to areal flooding. |
| December 2011 | Heavy Rain | Rock Hill | - | The Northwest Florida Water Management District rain gauge located at First American Farms Well #47 measured 3.62 inches of rain in an approximately 17 hour period from 3 pm on December 20th to 8 am on December 21st. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Church | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Eucheeanna | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| New Home | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sconiers Mill | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Freeport | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Portland | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cosson Mill | 7.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294909. 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.







