Glennville, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Glennville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30427. The Survey maps it on the Glennville quadrangle. 3,834 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 171 feet above sea level.
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On record in Glennville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Glennwanis Hotellisted 2003
Population over time
2 figuresGlennville grew from 3,569 to 3,834 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,569 | |
| 2020 | 3,834 | +265 (+7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1920 USGS Glennville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Glennville quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Glennville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Glennville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brunswick quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Jesup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
333 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 333 fires within 5 miles of Glennville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,104 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 46 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 217 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-TATTNALL-010 |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-TATTNALL-011 |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TATTNALL005 |
| 4 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-TATTNALL-007 |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020TATTNALL009 |
| 22 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glennville in 64 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 35 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 6 flash flood, 2 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Lightning | Glennville | $250,000 | Lightning caused fire struck a church and burned it to the ground. |
| July 2017 | Lightning | Glennville | $10,000 | A homeowner reported that lightning struck the side of a house on Auburn Circle. The lightning strike resulted in minor damage to a wall and damage several nearby appliances. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $5,000 | Several large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm , winds. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $5,000 | Several trees, a few power lines and transformers were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $4,000 | A county official reported numerous trees down near Glennville. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $3,250 | The Tattnall county warning point reported trees and power lines down in Glennville, Georgia. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $3,000 | Tattnall County dispatch reported two trees down along North Veterans Highway in Glennville. One tree fell on a car in a parking lot. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $2,000 | Law Enforcement reported trees and a power line down in Glennville, Georgia. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $1,500 | Law enforcement reported two large trees and a power line down in Glennville, Georgia. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $1,000 | The public reported a large pecan tree blown down near the intersection of County Road 322 and Dartho Brannen Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $1,000 | An emergency manager reported a tree down in Glennville. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $1,000 | Media reported trees and limbs down near Glennville. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $1,000 | Tree down on Highway 301 N. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $1,000 | Trees down on Route 23 between Glennville and Reidsville. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $1,000 | Trees down across Highway 301. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Glennville | $500 | Hail as large as golfballs produced holes in the windshield of at least 1 truck. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $500 | A few large trees and tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | $500 | A home received minor damaged from a couple of pecan trees that were blown over by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Glennville | - | The media relayed a picture on social media of tennis ball size hail. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Glennville | - | A COOP observer relayed pictures of hail measuring 2.0 inches. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Glennville | - | A trained spotter reported half dollar size hail near the intersection of County Road 322 and Cecil Anderson Road. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Glennville | - | A firefighter relayed pictures of 2.0 inch hail along Highway 196, just outside of Glennville, Georgia. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Glennville | - | A COOP observer reported Saint Jude Catholic Church on North Veteran's Boulevard flooded with water in the structure. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Tattnall County dispatch reported a tree down on BM Durants Road in Glennville. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | A 911 Call Center reported a tree down and across power lines on Kicklighter Street and a tree down along Beards Creek Church Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Tattnall County dispatch reported a couple of trees down on Simon Street. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | The Tattnall County 911 Call Center reported trees down on Railroad Street. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Tattnall County dispatch reported trees and power lines down at the intersection of Auburn Road and Rogers Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Tattnall County dispatch reported multiple trees down on Highway 301, north of Glennville. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Glennville | - | The public reported 1 inch hail. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Glennville | - | The Glennville Fire Department reported penny size hail. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Law enforcement reported trees down in Glennville, Georgia. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Glennville | - | Nickel size hail was reported by a county official in Glennville, Georgia. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Glennville | - | A county official reported that Durence Purvis Road was closed due to flooding from heavy rain. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Glennville | - | The public reported nickel to golf ball size hail that lasted for 15 minutes and covered the ground at Folsom Farms Country Store, 2 miles northwest of Glennville, Georgia. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Glennville | - | Heavy rainfall flooded roads throughout the county. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Glennville | - | Heavy rainfall flooded U.S. Route 301 and several other roads near Glennville. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Several trees were down on US 301, |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Glennville | - | Significant flooding on Walter Dasher Road (Highway 144). |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Glennville | - | Widespread flooding in and around Glennville as several roads were closed to significant water on roads and in parking lots. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Several trees and power lines were down. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Power lines were down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Several trees were down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Several large limbs were downed along Georgia State Road # 144. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Several trees, large limbs, and power lines down. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Large tree limbs down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Trees down. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glennville | - | Trees and powerlines down. |
| February 2012 | Hail | Glennville | - | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Hail | Glennville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Glennville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Glennville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Glennville | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Glennville | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Glennville | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Glennville | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Glennville | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Glennville | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kicklighter (historical) | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Alton (historical) | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Lynn | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Birdford (historical) | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Tison | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Mendes | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Purvis (historical) | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Five Points | 5.7 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Glennville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q956735 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331820. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









