Rockledge, Georgia

Rockledge is an unincorporated community in Laurens County, Georgia, United States. The community is located along a CSX Transportation 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]

Rockledge, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Rockledge
Rockledge
Coordinates: 32°26′35″N 82°41′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyLaurens
Elevation
217 ft (66 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30454
Area code(s)478
GNIS feature ID321774[1]

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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rockledge as a town in 1908.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[5]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
  1. "Rockledge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 191. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  6. Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1908. p. 900.


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