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The Rock, Georgia

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1981. It stands in The Rock-Yatesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30285. It stands on Weatherford Branch. The Survey maps it on the Yatesville quadrangle. 179 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 823 feet above sea level.

The Rock within Upson County

Population over time

2 figures

The Rock grew from 160 to 179 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010160
2020179+19 (+12%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

383 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 383 fires within 5 miles of The Rock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,054 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 47 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
Debris and open burning234
Arson/incendiarism47
Equipment and vehicle use30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Natural16
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Recreation and ceremony12
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
4 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020UPSON002
3 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-UPSON-007
29 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.7 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-UPSON-011
22 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-UPSON-010
19 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-UPSON-009
19 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use2.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2011Debris and open burning33 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-UPSON-005

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Upson County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of The Rock: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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
Bentley ProspectMicaProspect
Cliff Middlebrooks DepositMicaOccurrence
Colbert MineMicaPast Producer
J M Bevel DepositMicaOccurrence
Stevens-Rock MineMicaPast Producer

Every working recorded in Upson County

Storms near this place

11 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names The Rock in 11 storm reports between 1995 and 2018: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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
July 2008LightningThe Rock1 hurtThe Upson County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck a 57 year-old male while in the kitchen of his home. The individual sustained minor injuries as a result.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindThe Rock$50,000The Upson County Emergency Management Director reported that more than a dozen trees were down in The Rock area, some causing damage to homes and vehicles.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindThe Rock$30,000The Upson County Emergency Management Director reported that an apparent microburst or downburst associated with a strong thunderstorm in the area caused extensive damage to trees and structures in a small area in far northeast Upson county just northeast of The Rock. At least 12-15 large one to two foot diameter trees were blown down, several across Georgia Highway 36. Trees also fell on and damaged several homes in the area, a couple of chicken houses, The Rock Post Office, a vacant manufacturing plant, and several automobiles.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindThe Rock$15,000The public reported that an apparent microburst or downburst from a small, yet strong thunderstorm blew down five large trees causing damage to one home. A bedroom window was broken and a workshop detached from the house was flattened. The downed trees were at least 100 years old.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindThe Rock$6,000The Upson County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down along The Rock Road.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindThe Rock$5,000The Upson County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were blown down across the north central and northeast part of Upson county, especially in The Rock area and on the east side of Thomaston along Georgia Highway 74 toward Yatesville. Four trees were down within the city of Thomaston blocking some city streets for several hours. A couple of other roads in the northeast part of the county were also blocked for several hours from downed trees. Up to 1500 residents of the county were without power until afternoon. Amateur radio operators estimated wind gusts to 60 mph in The Rock area.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindThe Rock$2,000An amateur radio operator reported that power lines were down in Thomaston and three trees were blown down at The Rock.
January 1995Thunderstorm WindThe Rock$100Thunderstorm winds knocked tree limbs down, which snapped powerlines.
June 2018HailThe Rock-The Upson County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail at The Rock Ranch.
May 2008HailThe Rock-An amateur radio operator reported penny-sized hail in The Rock area. Radar supported that similar size hail likely fell from there to southeast of Thomaston near Log Town.
July 2001HailThe Rock-An amateur radio operator reported nickel size hail.

Every storm recorded in Upson 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
Dog Crossing1.6 miles12
Topeka Junction1.9 miles10
Blacksboro (historical)2.3 miles12
Rest Haven2.6 miles10
Delray3.3 miles12
McKinney3.8 miles12
Paynes Mill5.1 miles12
Hannahs Mill6.1 miles12

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on The RockAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7761232The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333213. 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.