Welcome to Ossahatchie ...

Ossahatchie is located in Harris County<1>.

The location of Ossahatchie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ossahatchie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

Ossahatchie is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ossahatchie lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Ossahatchie (for example, toward Opelika (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Ossahatchie: (706) and (762)<4>

Websites for Ossahatchie ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.harriscountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ossahatchie, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ossahatchie ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ossahatchie.

• Columbus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Muscogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
• Maridale Estates
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maridale Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
  • Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
• Phenix City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix City
  • Phenix City is located in Russell County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phenix City <5>
• Saint Marys Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
  • Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
• Branton Woods
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branton Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
  • Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
• Mountain Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
  • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
• Cusseta Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusseta Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
  • Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
• Glenns
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
  • Glenns is located in Muscogee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
• Fortson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
  • Fortson is located in Muscogee County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortson <5>
• Manchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Meriwether County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ossahatchie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ossahatchie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ossahatchie. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ossahatchie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ossahatchie. See our Newspapers Page for Ossahatchie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ossahatchie ...

Looking for more information about Ossahatchie? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ossahatchie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ossahatchie.

Adding Ossahatchie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ossahatchie in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ossahatchie was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

We also found Ossahatchie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ossahatchie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ossahatchie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/