THE RESACA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Shale Valleys setting.
Resaca town has 2.77 square miles of land in Gordon County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Resaca and Gordon County
Resaca is associated with Gordon County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Resaca by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Resaca, or 2% of its total area. It is 1.4 percentage points higher than the 0.6% recorded for Gordon County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Resaca town has 16% of the land area of nearby Calhoun city (17.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

