Rocky Creek
Ghost town · Gordon County, Georgia

Rocky Creek is a ghost town in Gordon County, Georgia. It is one of 10 former communities in Gordon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rocky Creek as a historical populated place on the Plainville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.4712° N, 85.0674° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Plainville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 720 ft |
| Nearest living town | Plainville, GA |
| Distance to it | 5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 334499 |
| Coordinates | 34.47120, -85.06745 |
What's there now
Rocky Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Plainville, GA (population 339), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 720 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Everett Springsghost town · Floyd County · 3.1 mi
- Margieghost town · Floyd County · 5.5 mi
- Zulaghost town · Chattooga County · 6.8 mi
- Haywoodghost town · Chattooga County · 6.8 mi
- Waters Storeghost town · Floyd County · 10 mi
- Water Valleyghost town · Gordon County · 11 mi
- Storysghost town · Chattooga County · 11.2 mi
- Central Groveghost town · Floyd County · 12.3 mi
- Shackeltonghost town · Chattooga County · 12.3 mi
- Furnaceghost town · Walker County · 12.4 mi
- Greenbushghost town · Walker County · 13.4 mi
- Big Springghost town · Gordon County · 13.5 mi
Questions
Where is Rocky Creek?
Rocky Creek is in Gordon County, Georgia, at 34.4712, -85.0674.
How many ghost towns are in Gordon County?
Gordon County, Georgia has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.