Cusseta, the county seat of Chattahoochee County, was incorporated on December 22, 1855. The name “Cusseta” comes from the Muskogean Kashihta, which means “a trading place”.

A few miles south of Cusseta is River Bend Park, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers access point on Lake Eufaula, near the southern edge of Fort Benning. The park includes a boat ramp, picnic and camping areas.