Talking Rock is a town in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 91.

History

Talking Rock had its start in the early 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point. The community takes its name from nearby Talking Rock Creek. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Talking Rock as a town in 1883.

Geography

Talking Rock is located at 34.50944°N, -84.50528°W (34.509557, -84.505175). Georgia State Route 136 is the main route through the town, and leads east 30 mi (48 km) to Georgia State Route 9 north of Dawsonville, and west 31 mi (50 km) to Resaca along Interstate 75. Georgia State Routes 5 and 515 (Zell Miller Mountain Parkway) pass to the west of the city as a four-lane highway, leading north 15 mi (24 km) to Ellijay and southeast 6 mi (10 km) to Jasper, the Pickens County seat. Atlanta is 66 mi (106 km) south via GA-5/515 to Interstate 575 and Interstate 75. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.49 sqmi, all of it land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census, there were 49 people, 19 households and 14 families residing in the town. The population density was 255.5 PD/sqmi. There were 23 housing units at an average density of 119.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White. By the 2020 census, there were 91 people residing in the town.

Notable people

Chandler Smith (born 2002), professional racing driver