Rockbridge, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65741. It lies near Shiloh Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Rockbridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1937 USGS Buckhart quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Buckhart quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Buckhart quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Rockbridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Rockbridge between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,939 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 49 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 | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179590-07749-08312019-2330 |
| 24 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 August 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rockbridge: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trappist Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
55 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rockbridge in 55 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 32 flood, 16 flash flood, 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | $6,000,000 | Highway-95 was closed due to flooding. Additional county property damages were reported throughout the entire county, primarily to dirt roads and bridges. Damage cost estimates are a reflection of the county as a whole. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | $500,000 | State Highway 95 was closed due to flooding. This storm report will contain the overall flood damage estimates across the entire Ozark County for this storm event. There were several episodes and heavy rainfall events which led to a compound affect to the flooding damage. Numerous roads, bridges, and low water crossings were heavily damaged. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | $50,000 | Highway 95 at Bryant Creek was closed due to flood water. This storm report will contain the overall storm damage estimates across Ozark County for this storm event. Numerous roads, bridges, and low water crossings were heavily damaged. |
| March 2026 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2026 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | Missouri Highway 95 was closed at Bryant Creek due to water over the low water crossing. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 at Hunter Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 was closed due to flooding at Bryant Creek. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 was closed due to flooding at Bryant Creek. |
| March 2024 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 was closed due to flooding at Bryant Creek. |
| August 2024 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | MO 95 was closed at Spring Creek due to flooding. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | - | Route N in Ozark County was closed due to flash flooding. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | Highway 95 at the Bryant Creek low water Crossing was flooded and impassable. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | Missouri Highway 95 at Bryant Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | - | The Highway 95 low water crossing at Bryants Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | Highway 95 at the Spring Creek low water crossing was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Rockbridge | - | Penny sized hail was reported. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | A section of Highway 95 at Bryant Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockbridge | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Rockbridge | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| March 2022 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | - | Portions of MO-95 at Bryant Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| January 2021 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | - | Heavy rainfall caused Bryant Creek to flood making Missouri Route 95 impassable. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 at Bryant Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | The low water crossing on State Highway 95 at Bryant Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| December 2021 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | Highway 95 at Bryant Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 was closed at Bryant Creek due to flooding. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 was closed at Bryant Creek due to flooding. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | Highway 95 was closed at Bryant Creek due to flooding. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | Highway 95 was closed due to flooding at the Bryant Creek low water crossing. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | Highway 95 at the Bryant Creek low water crossing was flooded and closed. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | Highway 95 was closed at the Bryant Creek low water crossing due to flooding. |
| February 2020 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | Highway 95 at the Bryant Creek low water crossing was impassible due to flooding over the roadway. |
| October 2020 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 was closed at Bryant Creek due to flooding. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | - | Water was reported over the road at state Highway 95 at Brush Creek. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | The low water crossing at Highway 95 and Bryant Creek was flooded. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockbridge | - | Numerous trees were uprooted around town. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 was closed due to water over the roadway. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 was closed at Bryant Creek due to flooding. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | Highway 95 was closed. |
| February 2013 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | MODOT reported that the low water crossing along Highway 95 was flooded. |
| September 2012 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | MODOT reported State Highway 95 was flooded at Bryant Creek. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | - | Highway 95 was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | Highway 95 was closed three miles east of Highway N. |
| March 2010 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | - | Highway 95 was closed three miles east of Highway N. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | Highway 95 was closed due to flooding along Bryant Creek. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Rockbridge | - | State Highway 95 was closed due to flooding along Bryant Creek. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | - | A section of Highway 95 was flooded and impassable to motorists. |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | - | Heavy thunderstorms caused a section of Highway 95 six miles south of Route 14 to become impassable. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockbridge | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree blocking Highway N. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | - | Several low water crossings were flooded over from heavy thunderstorms near Rockbridge. |
| March 1998 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | - | Between one and two inches of rain fell during the early morning flooding low water crossings along Highway 95, 4 miles south of Highway 14. Flooding was short lived due to recent dry weather. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Rockbridge | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Rockbridge | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Flash Flood | Rockbridge | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 725475. 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.










