Rockledge, Georgia
Unincorporated community in Georgia, United States
32°26′35″N 82°41′51″W / 32.44306°N 82.69750°W / 32.44306; -82.6975030454
Rockledge is an unincorporated community in Laurens County, Georgia, United States. The community is located along a Georgia Central Railway line near Georgia State Route 29, 13.8 miles (22.2 km) east-southeast of Dublin. Rockledge has a post office with ZIP code 30454.[2][3]
History
A post office called Rockledge was established in 1899.[4] The community was named for a rock formation ("ledge of rock") near the original town site.[5]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rockledge as a town in 1908.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[5]
References
- ^ "Rockledge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 191. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1908. p. 900.
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Municipalities and communities of Laurens County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Dublin
communities
- Brewton
- Cedar Grove
- Laurens Hill
- Lovett
- Nameless
- Rockledge
- Tweed
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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