Fortson, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Fortson, Georgia
Settlement Type:Suburban community
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia#USA
Pushpin Label:Fortson
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Harris, Muscogee
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Harris, Muscogee
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:8,573
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:157
Elevation Ft:515
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:31808
Area Code:706
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:355883

Fortson is a suburban community located in southern Harris County, Georgia, United States, with a small portion of the community extending into northern Muscogee County. The smaller portion of the community in Muscogee County is in the city of Columbus.[1]

Location

The community is located along the Harris-Muscogee County line north of the Bradley Park Drive area, and is generally bounded by Biggers Rd and Williams Rd to the south, the Alabama state line to the west, Mountain Hill Rd to the north in Harris County, and U.S. Route 27 to the east. Many upscale homes and neighborhoods are in this area, mainly off of Fortson, Wooldridge, and Whitesville Rds.

Education

The community is home to one of the seven schools served by the Harris County School District:

Elementary schools

Middle School

High School

In popular culture

The community was used as a filming location for the MSNBC reality television series To Catch a Predator.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fortson Populated Place Profile / Muscogee County, Georgia Data.
  2. Web site: Going the distance. https://web.archive.org/web/20130914204422/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/14960266/ns/dateline_nbc/t/going-distance/#.XhQi8kdKjIU. dead. September 14, 2013.