Fortson, Georgia

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Fortson, Georgia
Suburban community
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Fortson
Coordinates: 32°36′25.2″N84°56′13.2″W / 32.607000°N 84.937000°W / 32.607000; -84.937000
CountryUnited States
State Georgia
County Harris, Muscogee
County Harris, Muscogee
Elevation
515 ft (157 m)
Population
 (2022)
  Total8,573
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31808
Area code 706
GNIS feature ID355883

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]

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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

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

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References

  1. "Fortson Populated Place Profile / Muscogee County, Georgia Data".
  2. "Going the distance". Archived from the original on September 14, 2013.