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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.

Rockland within Tyler County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

118 since 1992

Regional 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/incendiarism42
Debris and open burning35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Natural8
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 8066
29 September 1992Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 September 1992Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 September 1992Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 September 1992Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 September 1992Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
28 September 1992Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
2 September 1992Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tyler County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
BrowndellSilicaPast Producer
UnknownSilicaPast Producer
Bennett-Clark PitBentonitePast ProducerBentonite
Dresser Minerals PitBentoniteProducer
Miller PitBentonitePast ProducerSedimentary
Southern Clay Prod Bentonite PitBentoniteProducer
Unnamed PitBentonitePast ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed PitBentonitePast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Tyler County

Storms near this place

8 since 2004

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2016Flash FloodRockland$25,000Heavy 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 2006Flash FloodRockland$3,000US Highway 69 was closed near Rockland due to high water.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindRockland$1,000Multiple trees were blown down onto FM 1014 near Rockland.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindRockland$1,000A tree was downed on to county road 255 near Colmesneil.
April 2023HailRockland-Quarter sized to ping pong ball sized hail reported through social media.
March 2018HailRockland-One inch hail occurred for roughly 15 minutes west of the Neches River on Highway 255.
March 2005HailRockland-no account filed
February 2004HailRockland-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tyler County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Cima5.3 miles12
Colmesneil7.7 miles12
Fox Landing7.8 miles15
Haralson Lakes9.8 miles12
Dies Community12.1 miles12
Chester12.9 miles12
Peach Tree Village13.2 miles12
Emille13.4 miles11

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.