Greenville, Georgia

Greenville is a city in and the county seat of Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. The population was 794 at the 2020 census, down from 876 in 2010. The city is located southwest of Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.

History

Greenville was founded in 1828 as the seat of the newly formed Meriwether County. The city was named for Major General Nathanael Greene, commander of the rebel American forces at the Battle of Guilford Court House on March 15, 1781.

Greenville is located in central Meriwether County at . U.S. Route 27 Alternate and Georgia State Routes 109 and 100 intersect in the center of the city at the county courthouse. US 27 Alternate leads north to Newnan and south to Columbus, while State Route 109 leads southeast to Woodbury and west to LaGrange. State Route 100 leads northwest to Hogansville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which, or 0.59%, are water. The city drains to the south into Walnut Creek and to the east into Kennel Creek, a tributary. Walnut Creek is an east-flowing tributary of Red Oak Creek and part of the Flint River watershed.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 794 people, 368 households, and 219 families residing in the city.

The Meriwether County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. The district has 300 full-time teachers and over 3,948 students.

Mario Alford, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, 2013 SEC Player of the Year, eighth overall selection in the 2013 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons and 2x NBA champion.
Lella A. Dillard, president, Georgia Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Y. Frank Freeman, executive with Paramount Pictures
Clara Ann Howard, Baptist missionary in Africa, longtime staff member at Spelman College
William J. Samford, 31st governor of Alabama
Joseph M. Terrell, 57th governor of Georgia ; from Greenville, buried in the local cemetery
Hiram Warner, one of the original members of the Supreme Court of Georgia, eventually becoming that court's second chief justice. Warner also held office as a circuit court judge, a representative in the Georgia General Assembly, and a U.S. congressman.
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