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Rockdale County was created on October 18, 1870, by act of the Georgia General Assembly and received its name from Rockdale Baptist Church (est. 1846), which was named after the granite strata that rests under the county's red clay top soil. A bill introduced by John F. Hardin and John Harris carved Rockdale out of the northern portion of Newton County; parts of Rockdale County also came from neighboring Henry, Walton, Gwinnett, and DeKalb counties. Conyers, Rockdale's only incorporated town and urban center, became the county seat. Prior to Rockdale becoming a county, the land had been inhabited by the Creek and Cherokee; the boundary between the two native nations, the Hightower Trail, ran directly through area. The county seat is Conyers, Georgia This county is available for adoption If you would like to find out more about hosting or helping with a Georgia Genealogy Trails county, or any other county within the United States, please visit our Volunteer Information Page   Submit Data/Query Submit Obituary Join Mailing List

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Neighboring Counties Gwinnett County, Georgia - north Newton County, Georgia - east Walton County, Georgia - east Henry County, Georgia - south DeKalb County, Georgia - west Towns/Cities in Rockdale County Conyers -- Ebenezer (unincorporated) -- Honey Creek (unincorporated) Lakeview Estates (unincorporated) -- Magnet (unincorporated) -- Milstead (unincorporated) -- Pleasant Hill (unincorporated) Princeton (unincorporated) -- Salem (unincorporated) -- Smyrna (unincorporated) Union Grove (unincorporated) -- Zingara (unincorporated) -- Oak Hill (unincorporated)

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