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33.896492, -84.884108
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We found 40 communities that share the name Rock Springs.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Rock Springs.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Georgia ...
Toombs County
This Rock Springs is located in Toombs County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toombs County community of Rock Springs.
Walker County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Rock Springs [Walker County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Blount County
This Rock Springs is located in Blount County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Rock Springs.
Choctaw County
This Rock Springs is located in Choctaw County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the west southwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Rock Springs.
Clarke County
This Rock Springs is located in Clarke County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the southwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Rock Springs.
Etowah County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Rock Springs [Etowah County].
Wilcox County
This Rock Springs is located in Wilcox County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the southwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Rock Springs.
Arizona
Yavapai County
This Rock Springs is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km]<1> to the west of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Rock Springs.
Arkansas
Drew County
This Rock Springs is located in Drew County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the west of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Rock Springs.
Pope County
This Rock Springs is located in Pope County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the west northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Rock Springs.
Searcy County
This Rock Springs is located in Searcy County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km] to the west northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Rock Springs.
California
Kern County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Rock Springs [Kern County].
Florida
Marion County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Rock Springs [Marion County].
Orange County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Rock Springs [Orange County].
Kansas
Osage County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rock Springs [Osage County].
Kentucky
Bracken County
This Rock Springs is located in Bracken County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the north of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Rock Springs.
Henderson County
This Rock Springs is located in Henderson County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the north northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Rock Springs.
Maryland
Cecil County
This Rock Springs is located in Cecil County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Rock Springs.
Missouri
Saint Francois County
This Rock Springs is located in Saint Francois County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Rock Springs.
Saint Louis City
This Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Rock Springs.
Montana
Rosebud County
This Rock Springs is located in Rosebud County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rosebud County community of Rock Springs.
New Mexico
McKinley County
This Rock Springs is located in McKinley County and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Rock Springs.
North Carolina
Orange County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rock Springs [Orange County].
Pitt County
This Rock Springs is located in Pitt County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Rock Springs.
Polk County
This Rock Springs is located in Polk County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the northeast of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Rock Springs.
Ohio
Meigs County
This Rock Springs is located in Meigs County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Rock Springs.
Tennessee
Dickson County
This Rock Springs is located in Dickson County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Rock Springs.
Dyer County
This Rock Springs is located in Dyer County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the west northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Rock Springs.
Henderson County
This Rock Springs is located in Henderson County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Rock Springs.
Maury County
This Rock Springs is located in Maury County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Rock Springs.
Rutherford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Rock Springs [Rutherford County].
Sullivan County
This Rock Springs is located in Sullivan County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the northeast of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Rock Springs.
Texas
Bosque County
This Rock Springs is located in Bosque County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the west of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bosque County community of Rock Springs.
Franklin County
This Rock Springs is located in Franklin County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km] to the west of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Rock Springs.
Marion County
This Rock Springs is located in Marion County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km] to the west of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Rock Springs.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Rock Springs is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Rock Springs.
Virginia
Chesterfield County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Rock Springs [Chesterfield County].
Fairfax County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Rock Springs [Fairfax County].
Wisconsin
Sauk County
This Rock Springs is located in Sauk County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sauk County community of Rock Springs.
Wyoming
Sweetwater County
This Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rock Springs that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Rock Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Springs ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Arbor Walk (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbor Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rock Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rock Springs and extending to:
Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Rock Springs to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8965, Longitude: -84.8841 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Rock Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rock Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Rock Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.552 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.043 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.447 degrees.