BlockRockland, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Wadmalaw Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29487. It stands on Leadenwah Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rockville quadrangle.
On record in Rockland
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Rockville Historic Districtlisted 1972 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1919 USGS Wadmalaw Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1919 USGS Wadmelaw Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Wadmelaw Island quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Rockville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Rockland between 1992 and 2019, burning about 354 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 19 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2007 | Natural | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 June 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 60 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 June 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Rockland: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadmalaw | Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Beach |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Oakgrove | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Seabrook Island | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Camp Saint Christopher | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Bears Bluff | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| White Point Landing | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Wadmalaw Island | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Steamboat Landing | 4.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231738. 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.