Rockland, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Colmesneil-Chester census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75938. It stands on Sulphur Branch. The Survey maps it on the Rockland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1928 USGS Zavalla 3-c quadrangle1:24000
- 1931 USGS Zavalla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Zavalla quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Rockland quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:100000
- 2003 USGS Rockland quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Rockland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,901 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 42 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 | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 8066 |
| 29 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Rockland: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Bentonite, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Browndell | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Bennett-Clark Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | Bentonite | |
| Dresser Minerals Pit | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Miller Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Southern Clay Prod Bentonite Pit | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
8 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rockland in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Rockland | $25,000 | Heavy rain fell across central and northwest portions of Tyler County with 3 to 6 inches of accumulation common. This fell on already saturated from storms around one week earlier. The excessive amount of rainfall caused the Lake Amanda Dam to fail which drained the lake and caused downstream evacuations along Wolf Creek. Numerous roadways were flooded during the event as well including Highways 69, 190, and 256 near Woodville. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Rockland | $3,000 | US Highway 69 was closed near Rockland due to high water. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockland | $1,000 | Multiple trees were blown down onto FM 1014 near Rockland. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockland | $1,000 | A tree was downed on to county road 255 near Colmesneil. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Rockland | - | Quarter sized to ping pong ball sized hail reported through social media. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Rockland | - | One inch hail occurred for roughly 15 minutes west of the Neches River on Highway 255. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Rockland | - | no account filed |
| February 2004 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cima | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Colmesneil | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Fox Landing | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Haralson Lakes | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Dies Community | 12.1 miles | 12 | |
| Chester | 12.9 miles | 12 | |
| Peach Tree Village | 13.2 miles | 12 | |
| Emille | 13.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1382635. 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.









