Welcome to Rock Bridge ...

Rock Bridge is located in Gwinnett County<1>.

The location of Rock Bridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Bridge: Rock Brg. (or less commonly used: Rock Brdg. or Rock Brdge.)

Rock Bridge is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rock Bridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rock Bridge is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Websites for Rock Bridge ...

Junior League:   www.jlgnf.org/

Communities Also Named Rock Bridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rock Bridge - it's located in Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Bridge.

Communities near Rock Bridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock Bridge.

• Atlanta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• Brookhaven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
• Stonecrest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Peachtree Corners
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Corners
  • Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <5>
• Milstead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
  • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
• Tucker
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Tucker is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucker <5>
• Lawrenceville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <5>
• Chamblee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
  • Chamblee is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamblee <5>
• Stockbridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <5>
• Stockbridge North
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
  • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rock Bridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Bridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock Bridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Bridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Bridge. See our Newspapers Page for Rock Bridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Bridge ...

Looking for more information about Rock Bridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rock Bridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Bridge.

Adding Rock Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rock Bridge in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rock Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rock Bridge post office opened in 1828.

We also found Rock Bridge in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock Bridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Bridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/