| Official Name: | Ossahatchie |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Harris |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 192 |
| Elevation Ft: | 630 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 31807 |
| Area Code: | 706 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 356452 |
Ossahatchie is a placename in Harris County, Georgia, United States. Ossahatchie is derived from either the Muscogee language, meaning "pokeweed creek," or from the Mikasuki language, meaning "raccoon creek".[1]
In the 1880s, Ossahatchie was a local picnic destination known for "its beautiful groves, running stream of clear water" and a large, dedicated picnic "platform."[2] Ossahatchie and Ossahatchie Spur were stops on a Southern Railway line between Columbus and McDonough.[3] Ossahatchie was originally a plantation built in the 1830s by the slaves of state legislator and militia officer Henry H. Lowe.[4] The mansion, described as "luxurious," was located near Ossahatchie Creek close to today's Georgia State Route 85. Lowe hosted a banquet for James K. Polk at the house on March 14, 1849. As of 1922, the "old Lowe property" was 330 acres and had a storehouse.[5] The main house burned in 1945.
As of 1964 there was an Ossahatchie Motel.[6]
The community is located approximately halfway between Ellerslie and Waverly Hall along U.S. Route 27 Alternate and Georgia State Route 85 at its junction with Ossahatchie Creek Rd.