About Columbus

 

Columbus is the 3rd largest city in Georgia, located on the border of Georgia and Alabama, it is approximately 100 miles from Atlanta.  Columbus's major employers are Fort Benning, Columbus Consolidated Government, AFLAC, TSYS, Blue Cross Blue Shield of GA, Synovus and Columbus Regional Healthcare System.

• Downtown(also called "Uptown") is the city's central business district, and home to many historic districts, homes, and churches such as the Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District, the Mott House, and the Church of the Holy Family. It is considered by some to be the area bounded on the north by Talbotton Road; on the South by 30th Avenue; on the West by Front Avenue the Chattahoochee River; and on the East by Brown Avenue.

• East Columbus is the largest of the five Columbus areas. It is home to Bull Creek Golf Course, the largest of seven golf courses in the city.^[13] The area is roughly bounded by Macon Road to the North, Buena Vista Road to the South, Schatulga Road and Fort Benning to the East, and I-185 to the West.


• MidTown is a residential and commercial area. It is home to 2 major shopping areas: Peachtree Mall, an indoor shopping mall opened in 1975; The Landings, an outdoor strip mall that opened in 2005. MidTown is also home to the majority of bars and nightclubs in the Columbus area. It is bounded roughly by I-185 to the East, J. R. Allen Parkway to the North, River Road to the West and Wynnton Road to the South.

• North Columbus is a diverse suburban area of the city that is home to established neighborhoods and newly built subdivisions. It is home to very upscale areas such as Green Island Hills. It is also home to Columbus Park Crossing, a major outdoor strip mall. It is bounded roughly by Moore Road to the North, Manchester Expressway to the South, Moon Road to the East, and J. R. Allen Parkway to the West.

• South Columbus is situated just below MidTown, and just above the United States Army post Fort Benning. It is home to the National Infantry Museum, a museum that honors the history of infantry forces in the U.S. Army. In 2007, the area had an estimated population of 14,342.^[14] The area mainly consists of Columbus' military living area.