Description: Detailed large map of Georgia State USA showing cities, towns, county formations, roads highway, US highways and State routes.
Introduction
Browse the map of Georgia above. We will move clockwise from the Tennessee corner to the Atlantic marshes, then loop through Atlanta, Macon, Columbus, Augusta, Savannah, and the South Georgia farm belt. I will call out what your eyes should land on: county names, city dots, interstate shields, and river lines, exactly as drawn.
This is a detailed map of Georgia that color codes all 159 counties, so borders are easy to read. Primary cities like Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Macon, Columbus, Athens, Albany, Valdosta, Brunswick, Gainesville, Rome, and Dalton are labeled in bold. The roads network is anchored by I-75, I-85, I-20, I-16, I-95, I-59, I-185, I-285, I-575, I-675, I-985 and I-520. Major U.S. highways like US-17, US-19, US-23, US-27, US-29, US-41, US-78, US-80, US-82, US-84, US-221, US-341 give town-to-town context. Rivers include the Chattahoochee, Flint, Savannah, Oconee, Ocmulgee, Altamaha, Ogeechee, Satilla, and St. Marys. Blue water polygons mark Lake Lanier, Lake Allatoona, Lake Hartwell, Clarks Hill Lake (Strom Thurmond), West Point Lake, Lake Sinclair, Lake Oconee, Lake Walter F. George (Eufaula), Lake Seminole, and Okefenokee swamps. Neighbors are Tennessee and North Carolina to the north, South Carolina along the Savannah River to the east, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west.
Start at the top left near Dade, Walker, Catoosa, and Whitfield counties. Chattanooga is just over the Tennessee line. I-75 slices southeast through Dalton in Whitfield County, the carpet capital. Murray and Gordon counties are located east and south of Chatsworth and Calhoun, accessible via US-411 and I-75. Follow the ridge-and-valley pattern into Floyd County, with Rome at the confluence of the Oostanaula and Etowah rivers forming the Coosa. West of Rome, the map shades Polk with Cedartown and Haralson with Tallapoosa, both on US-278 toward Alabama.
Northeast of Rome, the Appalachian foothills step up in Bartow, Paulding, Pickens, Gilmer, Fannin, Union, Towns, Rabun, Habersham, and Stephens. Look for Cartersville in Bartow near Lake Allatoona, Jasper in Pickens on GA-515 (Appalachian Development Corridor), and Ellijay in Gilmer, where apple orchards are iconic. Blue Ridge in Fannin appears by Blue Ridge Lake; Blairsville in Union lies near Brasstown Bald, the highest point. Hiawassee in Towns rests on Lake Chatuge. Clayton in Rabun and Toccoa in Stephens are on US-441, a key north-south alternate to I-85. To the east, the big reservoir polygon of Lake Hartwell touches Hart and Franklin counties at the South Carolina line.
Center your eyes on the orange and yellow web around Atlanta in Fulton County. I-285 rings the core as the Perimeter. I-75 and I-85 merge through downtown as the Downtown Connector, then split, while I-20 crosses west–east. Offshoots I-675 links Clayton to I-285, I-575 climbs into Cherokee County toward Woodstock and Canton, I-985 angles to Gainesville in Hall County, and GA-400 runs to Alpharetta and Cumming in Forsyth. The county mosaic shows the metro: Cobb with Marietta and Smyrna west of I-75; Gwinnett with Lawrenceville, Duluth, Norcross on I-85; DeKalb with Decatur; Clayton with Jonesboro and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport just south of the I-285/I-85 split; Henry with McDonough on I-75; Fayette with Fayetteville; Coweta with Newnan on I-85; Douglas with Douglasville on I-20; Paulding with Dallas; Rockdale with Conyers on I-20; Walton with Monroe along US-78; Barrow with Winder; Jackson with Jefferson; and Hall with Gainesville.
This clutter is useful. The road network explains freight and commuting: I-75 funnels traffic from Macon and Florida into Atlanta; I-85 sweeps freight from Montgomery and Columbus to Greenville and Charlotte; I-20 moves goods between Birmingham and Augusta. If you are planning an airport transfer, take I-85 south of downtown to the airport. The map's beltway label, I-285, helps pick perimeter exits like Cobb Cloverleaf, Spaghetti Junction at I-85/285, and I-20/285 east and west.
From the northeast side of the metro, go east to Athens in Clarke County at the junction of US-29, US-78, and US-441. College labels are not on every edition, but the University of Georgia drives this city's growth. Surrounding counties, including Oconee, Oglethorpe, Madison, Jackson, Barrow, and Walton, offer small-town charm between the metro and the Savannah River valley. South of Athens, the twin blue polygons Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair sit in Greene, Putnam, Baldwin, and Hancock with Milledgeville noted along US-441. Follow US-278 and I-20 east, and you'll enter McDuffie and Columbia counties, then Richmond County, with Augusta. The belt highway I-520 rings Augusta and crosses into Aiken in South Carolina. The Savannah River is the border, and north of Augusta, the water widens into Clarks Hill Lake. Farther north, the border bulges at Lake Hartwell between Hart, Franklin, and Anderson County, SC.
Back to the center of the state, the Fall Line runs roughly through Columbus, Macon, and Augusta, where the Piedmont meets the Coastal Plain. On your map, Macon in Bibb County sits where the Ocmulgee River bends. I-75 passes north–south, I-16 runs east to Savannah, and US-80 and US-129 feed the grid. South of Macon, Houston County shows Warner Robins and Perry, tied by US-41, I-75, and GA-247. West of Macon are Crawford, Peach, and Monroe; east are Jones, Twiggs, and Wilkinson. Note how I-16 threads Twiggs, Bleckley, Laurens, and Emanuel on its way to the coast, with Dublin marked as a mid-point hub.
Slide to the west border. Columbus in Muscogee County sits on the Chattahoochee River opposite Phenix City, Alabama. I-185 spurs south from I-85 through Harris County down into Columbus. North of the city, West Point Lake touches Troup County and LaGrange along I-85. South of Columbus, the river and US-27/US-280 drop through Chattahoochee, Stewart, Quitman, and Clay counties to Bainbridge in Decatur County and Lake Seminole at the Florida line. The map shows a chessboard of rural counties here—Randolph, Terrell, Calhoun, Early, Miller, Seminole—all tied by US-84, US-82, US-27, and GA-520.
The lower center displays Albany in Dougherty County on the Flint River, a regional hub connected by US-19, US-82, and US-520. To the east, Tift County has Tifton, where I-75 crosses US-82. South along I-75, you pass Cook with Adel, Lanier with Lakeland, and Lowndes County with Valdosta. Eastward, the forested Okefenokee country shows Clinch with Homerville, Ware with Waycross, Charlton with Folkston, and Camden with St. Marys and the Kings Bay area near the Florida border. The coastal highway US-17 and interstate I-95 parallel each other north–south through Glynn County with Brunswick, McIntosh with Darien, Liberty with Hinesville, Bryan, Chatham with Savannah, and Effingham inland.
At the mouth of the Savannah River, Savannah spreads across Chatham County. I-95 runs north–south just inland, while I-16 terminates at downtown. US-17 crosses the river toward South Carolina. The map's blue inlets hint at Georgia's Sea Islands: Tybee, Wassaw, Ossabaw, St. Catherines, Sapelo, St. Simons, Jekyll, and Cumberland. Brunswick is labeled near St. Simons and Jekyll in Glynn County, with US-17 running across the marsh causeways. This coastal panel of the map is a teaching tool: the fractured shoreline explains why the network leans on bridges and causeways instead of a single beach road. It also shows why ports at Savannah and Brunswick sit on deep river channels.
Here we index the same Georgia map with cities, counties, and roads network for quick planning. Use this as a voice-guided index when your cursor hovers over the county labels.
Fulton: Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Roswell; I-75, I-85, I-20, I-285, GA-400.
DeKalb: Decatur, Stone Mountain; I-285, I-20, I-85.
Cobb: Marietta, Smyrna, Kennesaw; I-75, I-285, US-41, Allatoona Lake.
Gwinnett: Lawrenceville, Duluth, Norcross; I-85, US-29, SR-316.
Clayton: Jonesboro, Forest Park; ATL airport on I-85/I-285.
Cherokee: Woodstock, Canton; I-575, GA-400 corridor nearby.
Henry: McDonough on I-75.
Douglas: Douglasville along I-20.
Fayette: Fayetteville, studio district south of ATL.
Rockdale: Conyers; I-20 east.
Hall: Gainesville; I-985 and Lake Lanier.
Forsyth: Cumming; GA-400.
Union, Towns, Rabun: Blairsville, Hiawassee, Clayton; US-441, lakes Chatuge, Burton, Rabun.
White, Habersham, Stephens: Cleveland, Clarkesville, Toccoa; US-23/441.
Lumpkin and Dawson: Dahlonega, Dawsonville on GA-400 north end.
Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens: Blue Ridge, Ellijay, Jasper; GA-515.
Bartow and Cherokee: Cartersville, Canton, Allatoona Lake.
Hall and Jackson: Lake Lanier's rim with Gainesville and Jefferson.
Hart, Franklin, and Elbert are located along Lake Hartwell, the border of the Savannah River.
Clarke: Athens.
Oconee, Oglethorpe, Madison, Morgan: greenbelt towns on US-441, US-78, US-29.
Greene and Putnam: Lake Oconee, Eatonton.
Baldwin: Milledgeville on Lake Sinclair.
Jones, Twiggs, Bibb: Macon hub for I-75 and I-16.
Monroe, Lamar, Butts, along I-75 north of Macon.
Houston: Warner Robins and Perry.
Peach, Crawford, Upson, Taylor along US-341, US-19, GA-96.
Columbia, Richmond: Evans, Augusta, I-20, I-520.
Burke, Jenkins, Screven: farm counties along US-25, US-301.
Lincoln, McDuffie, Warren, Taliaferro, and Greene on the I-20 axis.
Effingham, Bryan, Chatham: Rincon, Pembroke, Savannah, Pooler, Tybee Island via US-80.
Muscogee: Columbus on I-185; border with Phenix City, AL.
Harris, Troup, Meriwether, Coweta, north along I-85.
Stewart, Quitman, Randolph, Clay, Early: Chattahoochee and lake sequence to Lake Seminole.
Decatur, Seminole, Miller: Bainbridge, Donalsonville on US-84.
Grady and Thomas: Cairo, Thomasville, along US-84 and US-319.
Dougherty: Albany; US-19, US-82.
Lee, Worth, Tift, Turner, Crisp: I-75 crossroads at Tifton and Cordele.
Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes: Moultrie, Adel, Valdosta.
Irwin, Ben Hill, Coffee, Atkinson: Ocilla, Fitzgerald, Douglas.
Berrien, Lanier, Clinch: Nashville, Lakeland, Homerville near Okefenokee.
Ware: Waycross junction of US-1, US-82, US-84.
Camden: St. Mary's, Kingsland on I-95 at the Florida line.
Glynn: Brunswick, St. Simons, Jekyll on US-17.
McIntosh, Liberty, Long, Bryan: Darien, Hinesville, Pembroke; coastal forts and tidal creeks.
Appling, Jeff Davis, Wayne, Pierce, Brantley: US-341 and US-84 grids to the ports.
Florida to Atlanta: I-75 via Valdosta, Tifton, Macon. Choose the I-475 bypass west of Macon if you are not stopping.
Savannah to Atlanta: I-16 to I-75, or US-441 scenic via Milledgeville and Athens if time allows.
Birmingham to Augusta: I-20 direct.
Columbus to Savannah: US-80 east to I-16, or GA-96 from Warner Robins for a calmer drive.
Coastal islands: use US-17 causeways near Brunswick and Darien; for Tybee, follow US-80 from Savannah.
North Georgia waterfalls: follow US-19/129 and GA-348 off Blue Ridge Parkway-style roads around Union, White, and Rabun counties.
Freight logic: ports at Savannah and Brunswick link inland via I-16, I-95, US-17, US-341, and rail corridors that the map's city spacing hints at.
Fall Line cities —Columbus, Macon, Augusta — mark the power line from mill towns to ports.
River borders: the Savannah River shapes the Georgia–South Carolina line; the Chattahoochee forms much of the Georgia–Alabama line.
County micro-sizes east of Macon show older settlement patterns; large counties in the south and west reflect later surveys.
Interstate hierarchy: I-75 and I-85 funnel growth into Atlanta; I-95 stacks coastal towns in a straight ladder; I-16 is the port connector.
One hundred fifty-nine, each shaded a different color for fast recognition.
I-75, I-85, I-20 and the I-285 beltway, with spurs I-575, I-675 and I-985.
I-16 west to I-75 north.
I-95 with US-17 as the parallel coastal route.
Use SR-316 from I-85 or follow US-78 east.
Just south of downtown near the I-85 and I-285 interchange in Clayton County.
I-20.
I-16 east; US-80 continues into downtown Savannah.
I-185 north to I-85.
Use I-285 west or east side, or time your run via I-75 express segments if available.
Lanier in Hall and Forsyth; Allatoona in Bartow and Cherokee.
GA-400 to Dahlonega and GA-515 to Blue Ridge.
The Savannah River and its reservoirs.
Exit I-95 near Brunswick and follow US-17 causeways.
I-75 through Lowndes County.
US-82 and US-84 depending on destination.
Waycross via US-1 or Folkston via US-1/US-301.
I-520 Bobby Jones Expressway.
I-16 and I-95 with US-17 and GA-21 to Garden City terminals.
They provide scenic north–south routes through Athens, Milledgeville and mountain towns.
Columbus, Macon and Augusta.
US-411 east; I-75 is nearby for longer legs.
I-85 near LaGrange links to I-185 into Columbus.
I-95 north; US-17 is a slower coastal alternative.
US-82 east to Tifton.
US-80 east to the causeway.
Northwest tip around Dade and Catoosa counties by I-75 and US-41.
US-78 or GA-10, then I-20 if you prefer interstate.
I-95 south through Camden County to the state line.
I-16 contraflow from Savannah to Macon, I-95 spine, and inland alternates US-25, US-301 and US-441.
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