Roland, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1993. It stands in French Lick Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47469. It stands on Sams Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hillham quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1951 USGS Hillham quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Hillham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Hillham quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Roland between 2000 and 2020, burning about 86 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ROLAND FIRE |
| 2 April 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | ROLAND POWER FIRE |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Hoosier National Forest | STEVENS SAWMILL |
| 28 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | GOLF BALL |
| 24 March 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | WEST BADEN RESTART |
| 24 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SCARLET |
| 17 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | STEVENS FIRE |
| 14 March 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | MILL ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Roland: 26 occurrences, 6 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening No. 11 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Opening No. 12 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Opening No. 12 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Opening No. 19 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Opening No. 19 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Opening No. 20 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Opening No. 20 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Opening No. 8 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Opening No. 8 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Opening No. 9. | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roland in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2013: 2 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Hail | Roland | - | A spotter reported 1 inch hail 4 miles northwest of French Lick. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Roland | - | A spotter reported one inch hail near French Lick. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Roland | - | An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-2 tornado near Roland with estimated wind speeds of up to 115 mph. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped in a convergent pattern. In one concentrated spot two dozen trees were snapped off. A house had its windows blown in on its southwest side. A well constructed cabin lost some shingles. A very well constructed large barn lost its metal roof, which was wrapped into tree tops 200 yards downwind. A wood outbuilding was destroyed. Straight line winds increased the total damage path width to about 0.6 mile. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| West Baden Springs | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Scarlet | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| French Lick | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Hindostan | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Bonds | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Abydel | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Norton | 7.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 442258. 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.







