BlockRolla, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wellington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79095. The Survey maps it on the Rolla quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Rolla between 2007 and 2011, burning about 535 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2008 | Natural | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 June 2008 | Natural | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 June 2008 | Natural | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 June 2008 | Natural | 120 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OREAR DRILLING RIG |
| 31 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rolla in 1 storm report in 2002: 1 tornado. 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 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Rolla | - | The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported. The tornado path length and width were estimated. This tornado formed on the Donley and Collingsworth county line and then moved into Collingsworth county before dissipating. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swearingen | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Wellington | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| New Loco | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Quail | 8.6 miles | 7 | |
| Fresno | 8.6 miles | 8 | |
| Marilla | 12.9 miles | 7 | |
| Dodson | 15.4 miles | 7 | |
| Lutie | 15.7 miles | 5 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380455. 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.
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.