Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“Rockford Mill is a historic building located in Rockford, Iowa, United States. Graham learned the milling profession in Sacramento, California during the California Gold Rush.”
Wikipedia article Rockford Mill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Floyd County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Rockford Mill between 2007 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 March 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Rockford Mill: 8 past producers, 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamb Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Maxson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brackel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jones Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rockford, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 1 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $170,000 | At least 300 hundred trees were destroyed in Rockford. Some hay racks were blown across a farm and through a fence. The fire department estimated a 75 mph wind gust. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $20,000 | A farm outbuilding was destroyed with debris scattered across the street and through a field west of Rockford. The fire department estimated a 75 mph wind gust. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $20,000 | Numerous power lines were blown down across the west central section of Floyd County in the general vicinity of Rockford. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $20,000 | The Rockford High School baseball/softball complex sustained extensive damage when a light pole was blown down on the concessions and storage buildings, bleachers were blown through or up against fencing for the fields and trees and limbs were downed. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $1,000 | Trees were blown down west of Rockford. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Rockford | $700 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | $500 | Trained spotter reports several 12 inch diameter trees and limbs down. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | - | Emergency management reported a tree down in the city of Rockford. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | - | A 72 mph wind gust was measured just south of Rockford. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Rockford | - | Ping pong ball sized hail fell in Rockford. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Rockford | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Rockford. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Rockford | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Rockford. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | - | An estimated wind gust of 60 mph occurred south of Rockford. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | - | An estimated wind gust of 60 miles per hour was reported in Rockford. |
| July 2011 | Flood | Rockford | - | Flooding along the Shell Rock River occurred in Rockford from heavy rains that fell over portions of southern Minnesota and north central Iowa. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Rockford | - | Dime size hail fell in Rockford. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Rockford | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Rockford | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Rockford | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Rockford | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Rockford | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Rockford | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyden Farm No. 6 Farmstead Historic District | 3.7 miles | 2009 | |
| River Street Bridge | 3.8 miles | 1998 | |
| Marble Rock Bank | 3.8 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83000358 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Floyd County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
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