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Rockdale, Ohio
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45011. It stands on Coldwater Creek. The Survey maps it on the Trenton quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 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.
- 1904 USGS Mason quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Mason quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Mason quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000
In the 1905 county history
15,567 words on this townshipThe county history of 1905 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Liberty Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Liberty Township - 15,567 words.
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 452 shownMuseums hold 452 specimens collected within 10 miles of Rockdale between 1835 and 1975: 387 Animalia, 39 Plantae, 25 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. C. Billups, A.R. Gaufin, H.H. Ross, Arden R. Gaufin and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Leptostromataceae | 1883 | Prof. W. A. Kellerman | |
 | Phyllosticta Pers., 1818 | 1883 | W. A. Kellerman | Lancaster. |
 | Carex careyana Torr. ex Dewey | 1835 | Collector unknown | In ditione "Miami" civitatis Ohio. |
| Carex convoluta Mack. | 1835 | Collector unspecified | "Miami" | |
 | Carex gracillima Schwein. | 1835 | B. Frank | In ditione "Miami" civitatis Ohio. |
 | Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819) | 1879 | W. Douglass | Jones Station |
 | Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 | 1879 | not recorded | Hughes |
 | Diadophis punctatus arnyi Kennicott, 1859 | 1879 | not recorded | Hughes |
 | Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) | 1879 | not recorded | Hughes |
 | Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1879 | Porter collection, J.B. | LOCNM: Jones |
 | Spiza americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) | 1879 | Porter, J.B. | |
 | Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1839) | 1879 | not recorded | Hughes |
All 452 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
9 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Rockdale: 5 past producers, 4 producers. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Services Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fairfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hamilton Plant #710 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mecco Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mecco, Incorporated Plt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Middletown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Middletown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| New Miami Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| New Miami Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms nearby
7 since 1997The National Weather Service names Rockdale in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockdale | $25,000 | Many trees downed. Several fell across homes and cars. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockdale | $10,000 | A few large limbs were downed and damage occurred to outbuildings due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Rockdale | $3,000 | The tornado first touched down in the vicinity of Chrisholm MetroPark in the Historical Farmstead Area north of Woodsdale Road. At the park, tree damage was observed within the northeast section of the park. The next evidence of the tornado was found south of the Great Miami River in a neighborhood west of the Wright Brothers Memorial Highway. Security camera video from a residence on Dedham Drive shows a circulation quickly moving through the area, tossing light debris. Small tree limbs were also reported down in the neighborhood. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Rockdale | $3,000 | A mobile home park had to be evacuated in Liberty Township due to flood waters flowing through it due to heavy rainfall. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockdale | $2,000 | Two large trees were downed along State Route 4. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Rockdale | $1,000 | Some roads were closed in the area due to high water caused by heavy rainfall. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockdale | $500 | Wires were reported down on Mercedes Drive. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodsdale | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Country Club Highlands | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Le Sourdsville | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Country View Estates | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Woodsdale Park | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Maustown | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Snow Hill | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Greenlawn | 2.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1049130. 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.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
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.