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.
Population over time
2 figuresThe 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 160 | |
| 2020 | 179 | +19 (+12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1951 USGS Yatesville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Yatesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
383 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 234 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UPSON002 |
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-UPSON-007 |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-UPSON-011 |
| 22 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-UPSON-010 |
| 19 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-UPSON-009 |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 33 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-UPSON-005 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Cliff Middlebrooks Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Colbert Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| J M Bevel Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Stevens-Rock Mine | Mica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1995Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Lightning | The Rock | 1 hurt | The 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Rock | $50,000 | The 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 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Rock | $30,000 | The 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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Rock | $15,000 | The 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Rock | $6,000 | The Upson County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down along The Rock Road. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Rock | $5,000 | The 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Rock | $2,000 | An amateur radio operator reported that power lines were down in Thomaston and three trees were blown down at The Rock. |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Rock | $100 | Thunderstorm winds knocked tree limbs down, which snapped powerlines. |
| June 2018 | Hail | The Rock | - | The Upson County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail at The Rock Ranch. |
| May 2008 | Hail | The 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 2001 | Hail | The Rock | - | An amateur radio operator reported nickel size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dog Crossing | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Topeka Junction | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Blacksboro (historical) | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Rest Haven | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Delray | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| McKinney | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Paynes Mill | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Hannahs Mill | 6.1 miles | 12 |
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 Rock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7761232 | The 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.





