The closest city in Florida to Atlanta is Tallahassee, with a distance of 228.68 miles. That is, of course, assuming that you mean Atlanta, Georgia, and not one of the many other Atlantas in the United States.
• Tallahassee
Tallahassee is the capital of the state of Florida and the 128th largest city in the United States, and has a population of 181,376. It is renowned for being one of Florida's most foremost college cities with many colleges and universities including Florida State University and Florida A & M University.
• Employment in Tallahassee
Tallahassee has one of the fastest growing high tech and manufacturing economies in Florida and has many major private employers such as the Municipal Code Corporation, which publishes both municipal and county legal references; and General Dynamics Land Systems, which manufactures military and combat applications.
There are also a large number of national law firms, trade associations, lobbying organizations and other professional associations, including the Florida Chamber of Commerce. The largest and most powerful magnet research laboratory in the world, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, also has its home in Tallahassee.
• Tallahassee's name
The word 'Tallahassee' comes from the Muskogean Indians and can be translated to mean 'old fields'. It is likely that this came from the Creek Indians (who were later called Semiole) who journeyed from Alabama and Georgia to this area between the late 18th century and the early 19th century. Here they found large areas of land that had already been cleared by the Apalachee Indians.
Earlier, around 1200 AD, Mississippian Indians had built mounds close to Lake Jackson. These have survived to this day and can be seen in the Lake Jackson Archeological State Park.
• Tallahassee
Tallahassee is the capital of the state of Florida and the 128th largest city in the United States, and has a population of 181,376. It is renowned for being one of Florida's most foremost college cities with many colleges and universities including Florida State University and Florida A & M University.
• Employment in Tallahassee
Tallahassee has one of the fastest growing high tech and manufacturing economies in Florida and has many major private employers such as the Municipal Code Corporation, which publishes both municipal and county legal references; and General Dynamics Land Systems, which manufactures military and combat applications.
There are also a large number of national law firms, trade associations, lobbying organizations and other professional associations, including the Florida Chamber of Commerce. The largest and most powerful magnet research laboratory in the world, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, also has its home in Tallahassee.
• Tallahassee's name
The word 'Tallahassee' comes from the Muskogean Indians and can be translated to mean 'old fields'. It is likely that this came from the Creek Indians (who were later called Semiole) who journeyed from Alabama and Georgia to this area between the late 18th century and the early 19th century. Here they found large areas of land that had already been cleared by the Apalachee Indians.
Earlier, around 1200 AD, Mississippian Indians had built mounds close to Lake Jackson. These have survived to this day and can be seen in the Lake Jackson Archeological State Park.