Rockwell, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Biardstown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75462. The Survey maps it on the Biardstown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1903 USGS Paris quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Paris quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paris quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Biardstown quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
68 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Rockwell between 2006 and 2015, burning about 664 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COOKING SMOKER |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COOKING SMOKER 3 |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COOKING SMOKER 2 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 559 CHURCH ST |
| 3 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4200 CLARKSVILLE |
| 19 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 300 EVERGREEN |
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 Rockwell: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rockwell in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2020: 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Hail | Rockwell | $10,000 | An MPING report indicated golf ball sized hail approximately 6 miles south of Paris, TX. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Rockwell | $5,000 | Hail was estimated around 1.75-2 in diameter east of Atlas. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockwell | $2,000 | Paris PD reported downed power lines in the road and tree limbs blocking roads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Atlas | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Glory | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Biardstown | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Jennings | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Paris | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Broadway | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Broadway Junction | 5.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1366739. 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.







