BlockRockford, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Rockcreek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46714. The Survey maps it on the Markle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Markle quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Markle quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Wabash quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rockford: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rockford in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2019: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockford | - | Law enforcement officials reported a large tree was blown down across the road near Rockford. In addition, large tree limbs were reported down on County Road 450 East and 100 North. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Rockford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Center | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Uniondale | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Murray | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Travisville | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| North Oaks | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Mount Zion | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Bluffton | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Toll Gate Heights | 7.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 442219. 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.
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.