Rockingham Georgia Map

About Rockingham, Georgia

Rockingham is a locality in Bacon County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 171. The population density is 44.5 people per km². Rockingham is located at 31.5480°N, 82.4165°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 31510.

Rockingham sleeps under a sky that often holds the bruised, hopeful colours of an impending Georgia storm. It lies 52.5 miles west-south-west of Hinesville, GA (from Hinesville, GA: bearing 247°T), and is situated 2.8 miles east-north-east of Alma. The land here is a study in patient, low-lying grace, a gentle spread of pine forests and the occasional glint of water through the trees, hinting at the slow, meandering creeks that thread through the landscape. The air, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle, a constant reminder of the persistent, verdant life that flourishes here. The houses, often painted in faded pastels or weathered wood, seem to hunker down against the elements, their porches wide enough to catch the fleeting coolness of an evening breeze, their gardens a riot of azaleas and camellias. The history of Rockingham is whispered in the slow drawl of its inhabitants and the enduring traditions that shape its character. This is a place where the economy has long been tied to the land, where timber and agriculture have provided sustenance and shaped the very rhythm of life. You can still see the echoes of a past that relied on the bounty of the surrounding piney woods and the fertile, if sandy, soil, where crops like cotton and tobacco once held sway. While modern industries have found a foothold, there remains a deep-seated connection to these roots, a quiet pride in a heritage built on hard work and resilience. The local community, though small, possesses a distinct identity, a shared understanding forged over generations, where neighbours still greet each other with a nod and a kind word, and the passing of time feels less like a race and more like a slow, deliberate unfolding.

About This Rockingham Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Rockingham, Georgia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Rockingham and Bacon County.

Detailed location data for Rockingham includes the ZIP code (31510), telephone area code (229), county seat of Bacon County (Alma), and school district assignment (Bacon County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Rockingham is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.