Welcome to Rock Spring ...

Rock Spring is located in Clayton County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Spring: Rock Spg. (or less commonly used: Rock Spng. or Rock Sprng.)

Rock Spring is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Rock Spring (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Rock Spring: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named Rock Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Rock Spring: This one is located in Clayton County and the other is located in Walker County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 8 communities that are also named Rock Spring - they are located in Alabama, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Rock Spring ...

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

• Atlanta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
• South Fulton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
• Smyrna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyrna is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
• Brookhaven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
• Stonecrest
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
• Tucker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tucker is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucker <4>
• East Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Point is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <4>
• Chamblee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Chamblee is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamblee <4>
• Stockbridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockbridge is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <4>
• Stockbridge North
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
  • 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 Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rock Spring.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rock Spring. 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 Spring.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Spring ...

Looking for more information about Rock Spring? 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 Spring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Spring.