Rockville, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Adams Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47872. The Survey maps it on the Rockville quadrangle.
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On record in Rockville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 14 shown
Billie Creek Bridgelisted 1978
Bowsher Ford Bridgelisted 1978
Catlin Bridgelisted 1978
Cox Ford Bridgelisted 1978
Jackson Bridgelisted 1978
Marshall Bridgelisted 1978
Mill Creek Bridgelisted 1978
Narrows Bridgelisted 1978
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilionlisted 1999
Rockville Historic Districtlisted 1993
Rush Creek Bridgelisted 1978
State Sanitorium Bridgelisted 1978
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rockville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Rockville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Paris 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 Rockville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parke Co. Hwy. Dept. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
46 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rockville in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 30 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | $150,000 | Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts on roads including including US 36 and IN 59. Over 4500 power outages caused by the storm. |
| April 2018 | Flash Flood | Rockville | $20,000 | Numerous roads were closed due to flooding across the county from heavy thunderstorm rainfall. Flash flooding washed out several rural roads with debris left behind. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | $20,000 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | $5,000 | Numerous trees down by thunderstorm wind gusts across Parke County. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree over US 41 near Snake Hollow. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | $1,000 | Several 4 to 6 inch tree limbs were snapped near West Strawberry Road in Rockville due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | $1,000 | The roof of a minibarn was blown off. |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | $500 | no account filed |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured with a personal weather station. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | Several trees of unknown size were downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 50 to 60 mph were observed in this location. |
| February 2011 | Hail | Rockville | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported in this location, along with gusty winds from a severe thunderstorm. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | Numerous trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Rockville | - | Hail ranging in diameter from pea to quarter size was reported by the emergency manager. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | A large tree was downed. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | Several trees were downed. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | Large limbs were downed. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | A small tree was downed. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | Trees and large limbs were downed. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | Trees were downed. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | A few trees were downed. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | Several trees blown down. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Flash Flood | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Rockville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Rockville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billie Creek Village | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Leatherwood | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Nyesville | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Coloma | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Bradfield Corner | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Midway | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Catlin | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Arabia | 4.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 442226. 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.






