Ellerslie, GA

Ellerslie is a Harris County census-designated place in the Columbus metro, strung along Alternate U.S. 27 and Georgia 85. The 2020 census listed 1,053 residents. Those roads give the place its shape: Columbus is to the southwest, Waverly Hall to the northeast, and Georgia 315 briefly joins the highway pair through the community. It feels like a crossroads settlement in the practical sense, with the daily map organized by the roads that connect it to the rest of Harris County.

The post office has been part of Ellerslie since 1828, and the name is traditionally linked to Captain Ellerslie, a character in Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels. That little literary trace sits alongside a very local school connection: Ellerslie is home to one of Harris County's seven schools. The place's character comes through in those details - an old postal stop, a named crossroads, and a community still tied to nearby Columbus without being folded into it on the map.