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Rockland, Ohio
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Belpre City. It lies in ZIP code area 45714. It sits by Cedarville Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Parkersburg quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1902 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
19 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.
- 1902 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
36,149 words on this townshipHistory of Washington County, Ohio, published 1881 names this settlement in its chapter on Belpre Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The streams naturally seek the Ohio river, whose principal tributary in Belpre township is the Little Hocking, whose eastern and western forks, with their numerous branches, converge in the western part of the township, directing the enlarged stream towards the Ohio. Congress and Crooked creeks, in the eastern part of the township, Davis run in the centre, and Sawyer's and Big runs toward the southern extremity, are the only considerable streams independent of the Little Hocking. The hillsides rising from the glens and valleys bordering on these streams are covered with an abundant growth of forest trees, principally oak. Of late years the hill country has, in a measure, been cleared and cuitivated. As in the other hilly portions of the county the hill-tops are especially adapted to the growth of apple trees, and numerous orchards are found back of the valleys.
Passage source: History of Washington County, Ohio, published 1881.
Cedarville was laid out by John Ball, John B. Day, Prashel Bailey, Peter Voshel, Cyrus R. Ames and William Clark. The plat was surveyed April 22, 1837. The village is located about two miles below Belpre, on the Ohio river. There are two groceries, a Methodist Episcopal church, and about a dozen houses. The post office, known as Rockland, was established in 1873. The first postmaster, Mr. Mawhinney, is still in office.
Passage source: History of Washington County, Ohio, published 1881.
The Centre Belpre post office was also established in 1873, and the present incumbent, Parker Lewis, was appointed postmaster. Ata very early day what was known as the Bent post office was established with Nahum Bent as postmaster. The office was removed in 1836 or 1837, to the house of Dr. Gilbert, and was known as Centre Belpre post office until discontinued in 1873, at which time the new offices of Rockland and Centre Belpre were established. In connection with the latter office Mr. fewis keeps a general store.
Passage source: History of Washington County, Ohio, published 1881.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Belpre Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Rockland between 1992 and 2019, burning about 61 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | 5809 DUPONT ROAD |
| 14 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | 1253 GIHON ROAD |
| 11 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | ELI-LOCUST RD. |
| 11 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | BROADMOORE ADDN |
| 4 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | West Virginia Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 August 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | WALKER LANE |
| 15 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | LOST PAVEMENT ROAD |
| 4 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | OHIO RIVER ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 253 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 253 specimens collected within 10 miles of Rockland between 1877 and 1974: 146 Fungi, 85 Animalia, 19 Plantae, 3 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by AGOSTINI, CHARLES T, Archer W. A., Archer, W. A. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Uromyces hedysari-paniculati (Schwein.) Farl. | 1922 | E. Bartholomew | |
 | Gymnosporangium globosum (Farl.) Farl. | 1937 | Blickle, A.H. | Parkersburg |
 | Petrova houseri Miller, 1959 | 1954 | W. Miller | Veto |
 | Inula helenium L. | 1877 | Guttenberg, G. | Parkersburg |
 | Sonchus asper (L.) Hill | 1877 | Guttenberg, G. | Parkersburg |
 | Amaranthus spinosus L. | 1878 | Guttenberg, G. | Parkersburg |
 | Clinopodium vulgare L. | 1878 | Guttenberg, G.* | Parkersburg |
 | Scutellaria nervosa Pursh | 1878 | Guttenberg, G. | Parkersburg |
 | Rorippa palustris var. fernaldiana (Butters & Abbe) Stuckey | 1891 | C. F. Millspaugh | Parkersburg. |
 | Stephanoderes pini Hopkins, 1915 | 1900 | D. Hopkins | [Not Stated] |
 | Uromyces asclepiadis Cooke | 1902 | W. A. Kellerman | Belpre |
 | Botryosphaeria ribis Grossenb. & Duggar | 1927 | Shear C. L. | Parkersburg |
All 253 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Rockland: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amax Specialty Metal/Washington Wva | Zirconium | Past Producer | ||
| Atlas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| K. S. Crane No. 1 & K. S. Hoist | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mill Boat and K.S. Hoist Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Ohio River Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rockland in 1 storm report between 2016 and 2016: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Hail | Rockland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blennerhassett View | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Barclay Acres | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Belpre | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Porterfield | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Corner | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Dunham | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Redbush | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Little Hocking | 5.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1057962. 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.
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.