The Rock, Georgia Explained

Official Name:The Rock, Georgia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Upson
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:823
Coordinates:32.9639°N -84.2411°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:30285
Area Code:706
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:333213[1]

The Rock is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Upson County, Georgia, United States. The Rock is located on Georgia State Route 36, 7miles northeast of Thomaston. The Rock has a post office with ZIP code 30285,[2] although the post office is on the list to be closed.[3] The Rock is also home to the area-famous Rock Ranch, a small theme park with a farming theme.The Rock is bordered by the cities of Barnesville, Hannahs Mill, Meansville, and Yatesville.

History

A post office called The Rock was established in 1853.[4] The community was named for a rock formation near the original town site.[5]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated The Rock as a town in 1877.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.

In 1847, the Central of Georgia Railway opened its Thomaston to Barnesville line, which ran through The Rock. In 1963, the Southern Railway (U.S.) acquired the Central of Georgia, and with it, the line in The Rock. When the Southern merged with the N&W to form the Norfolk Southern Railway in 1982, the line in The Rock, as well as all former CofG trackage, went to NS. In 2016, NS leased the line to its current operator, CaterParrot Railnet.

Demographics

The Rock first appeared in the 1900 U.S. Census as a town. It did not appear in the 2000 U.S. Census after the town was dissolved. It was listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

The Rock CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010[7] ![8] !% 2010!
White alone (NH)148style='background: #ffffe6; 14976.06%style='background: #ffffe6; 83.24%
Black or African American alone (NH)2style='background: #ffffe6; 111.25%style='background: #ffffe6; 6.15%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Asian alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 60.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 3.35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10style='background: #ffffe6; 136.25%style='background: #ffffe6; 7.26%
Total160style='background: #ffffe6; 179100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=30285&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  3. Web site: Expanded Access Study List - Georgia . about.usps.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110925011858/http://about.usps.com/news/electronic-press-kits/expandedaccess/states/georgia.htm . 2011-09-25.
  4. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 23 June 2019.
  5. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 224 . 0-915430-00-2.
  6. Book: Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly. 1877. 189.
  7. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – The Rock CDP, Georgia . United States Census Bureau.
  8. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – The Rock CDP, Georgia. United States Census Bureau.