Chattahoochee County Georgia map | Cusseta and Fort Moore

This Chattahoochee County Georgia map uses Cusseta and the Chattahoochee River boundary to orient a small west-central Georgia county. Although Cusseta is the only place label, most of the county is occupied by the Fort Benning military installation, creating a sharp distinction between federal base lands and the civilian area administered by the consolidated local government.

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Chattahoochee County Georgia map showing the county boundary and selected places — Reference map of Chattahoochee County centered on Cusseta and selected local places

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Quick Facts

Jurisdiction	Chattahoochee County, Georgia, United States (federal FIPS 13053)
County seat	Cusseta
Government	Cusseta–Chattahoochee County unified government
Created	February 13, 1854, from parts of Muscogee and Marion counties
2020 census population	9,565
2024 Gazetteer area	248.737 square miles of land; 2.424 square miles of water
Principal roads	U.S. 27, U.S. 280/Georgia 520, and Georgia 26
Principal waters	Chattahoochee River, Upatoi Creek, Hichitee Creek, and the Walter F. George reservoir system
Current installation name	Fort Benning (called Fort Moore from 2023 to 2025)
File format	JPG

In the Census Bureau’s 2024 Gazetteer, the county and the “Cusseta–Chattahoochee County unified government” have identical area and center coordinates. Cusseta and the county therefore are not separate city and county governments; the unified-government place is coextensive with the county, which helps explain the single map label.

What the Map Shows

Cusseta contains the county seat, unified-government offices, schools, and the main civilian commercial center. One dot does not represent all settlement, however. Rural homes outside the former Cusseta city limits and residential and operational areas on the military installation also lie within the county line.

The 2026 comprehensive plan separates countywide statistics from the non-Fort Benning area, or NFBA. It reports 9,181 residents countywide in 2023 but 1,776 in the NFBA, demonstrating how barracks and military assignments strongly influence totals for this unusually structured county.

Bald Hill, Halloca, and Shell Creek appear in the county’s early post-office and settlement history but are not separate incorporated-city labels today. The single name emphasizes the present administrative center; it is not an inventory of historical communities or facilities inside the base.

The outer line does not distinguish Fort Benning access-control areas, training ranges, gates, temporary road closures, or private parcels. A route to the river or through the installation must be checked against current unified-government, Army, and Georgia DOT information.

County Layout and Location

Chattahoochee County lies immediately south of Columbus. Russell County, Alabama, is across the Chattahoochee River on the west; Muscogee County is north, Talbot and Marion counties are east, and Stewart County is south. This position makes Cusseta a transition point from the Columbus metropolitan area into southwest Georgia.

U.S. 27 runs south from Columbus through Cusseta toward Stewart County and Bainbridge. U.S. 280/Georgia 520 angles southeast from Columbus through Cusseta, while Georgia 26 also meets the town center. The junction of those three corridors explains why the administrative and commercial center developed at Cusseta.

Fort Benning has occupied most of the county since 1918 and determines land use across much of the north and west. The civilian area is more concentrated around Cusseta and the southeastern highway corridors, while residents depend heavily on Columbus, about 16 miles north, for metropolitan services and employment.

The Chattahoochee River forms the western boundary and gives the county its name. Flow continues south through the Walter F. George reservoir reach toward its eventual meeting with the Flint River and the Apalachicola River, placing the county within the larger Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint basin.

Upatoi Creek crosses the northern installation lands before reaching the Chattahoochee, and smaller named streams include Hichitee, Ochillee, Halloca, and Shell creeks. These stream corridors may appear minor at county scale, yet they organize wetlands, floodplains, bridge crossings, forest habitat, and military land management.

Local Context

The Georgia legislature formed Chattahoochee County from portions of Muscogee and Marion counties on February 13, 1854, making it the state’s 109th county. Cusseta was surveyed that year as the new seat and took its name from the Cussetah division of the Muscogee (Creek) people.

Cusseta and Chattahoochee County adopted a consolidated government in 2003. Census geography records the entire county as one unified-government place, but local planning still distinguishes the former Cusseta area, the rural non-base area, and the federal installation when analyzing land use and population.

The installation was renamed Fort Moore in 2023 and designated Fort Benning again in 2025. The current U.S. Army site and the 2026 local comprehensive plan use Fort Benning, so “Fort Moore” in the locked page title is a 2023–2025 historical name rather than the current designation.

The 2020 census count of 9,565 was below the 2010 count of 11,267, and the 2026 plan links part of the change to military staffing. Reading the decline as civilian household loss alone would be misleading; countywide and non-base figures need to be considered together.

Ways to Use This Map

Place the county along the Chattahoochee River at the Georgia–Alabama boundary
Distinguish the coextensive unified government from the point used to label Cusseta
Trace the U.S. 27, U.S. 280/Georgia 520, and Georgia 26 junction at the county seat
Frame comparisons between Fort Benning lands and the civilian non-base area
Insert a county-scale locator into a report, lesson, or presentation using the JPG download

Use the download for county-scale orientation. Fort Benning access and installation roads require Army visitor guidance, ordinary road conditions require Georgia DOT information, and river levels or launch access require the current resource from the responsible water or park agency.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Cusseta the only place labeled?

Cusseta and Chattahoochee County operate as one consolidated government, and the Census Gazetteer records a unified-government place coextensive with the county. Additional residential and operational areas exist, but they do not form separate incorporated cities within this label scheme.

Is the installation now called Fort Moore or Fort Benning?

Its current official U.S. Army name is Fort Benning. Fort Moore was used from 2023 to 2025, so both names remain common in older documents, map titles, and search results.

Can the county map guide travel through the military base?

No. The boundary does not encode security areas or gate operations. Check Fort Benning visitor and gate guidance together with Georgia DOT conditions, and never treat an apparent through-road as public access without confirmation.

Sources

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