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Greenville, Georgia

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Greenville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30222. It stands on Kennel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Greenville quadrangle. 794 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 869 feet above sea level.

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Greenville within Meriwether County

On record in Greenville

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 12 records

Population over time

2 figures

Greenville fell from 876 to 794 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.

YearPeople Change
2010876
2020794-82 (-9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

3 photographs, 2017

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

The 1896 Meriwether County Jail in Greenville, Georgia
The 1896 Meriwether County Jail in Greenville, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
The Meriwether County Courthouse in Greenville, Georgia
The Meriwether County Courthouse in Greenville, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
The old Roberts Garage and Greenville (auto) Parts Co. building and surrounding structures in Greenville, Georgia
The old Roberts Garage and Greenville (auto) Parts Co. building and surrounding structures in Greenville, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

164 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of Greenville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 563 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 14 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 burning98
Natural16
Arson/incendiarism14
Equipment and vehicle use12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2001Smokingunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-MERIWETHER-004
27 September 2019Natural5.1 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020MERIWETHER007
25 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020MERIWETHER006
14 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2008Arson/incendiarism1.6 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
27 August 2017Debris and open burning3.1 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2018-MERIWETHER-004

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Meriwether County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Greenville: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Harris City MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Snelson MineMicaPast Producer
Cedar Rock ProspectGraniteOccurrence
Greenville QuarryGranitePast Producer

Every working recorded in Meriwether County

Storms near this place

31 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greenville in 31 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 23 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2003Thunderstorm WindGreenville2 hurt, $5,000The Meriwether Vindicator of Greenville reported that two men were injured when a tree limb fell on their car during strong thunderstorms with very heavy rain. Both men were treated and released
July 2000Thunderstorm WindGreenville1 hurt, $40,000The Manchester Star Mercury reported that a Greenville woman was injured when a tree fell on the vehicle she was driving during the thunderstorm. The Manchester Public Works Department also reported numerous trees down just north of Manchester.
January 2006HailGreenville$300,000The Meriwether County 911 Center and Emergency Management Director reported golf ball-sized hail just north of Greenville, while the public reported penny-sized hail near Gay.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindGreenville$20,000The Meriwether County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down onto homes in Greenville. No injuries were reported.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindGreenville$10,000Multiple reports of trees blown down around Greenville, with damage reported near the town square. Additional reports of trees and powerlines down along GA Hwy 85 and Greenville Flat Shoals Road, just south of Gay.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindGreenville$8,000The Meriwether County 911 center reported several trees blown down from Lee Lane east of Greenville to Jefferson Street in Manchester.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindGreenville$5,000Several large trees were blown down.
February 2019Thunderstorm WindGreenville$4,000The Georgia Department of Transportation reported trees and power lines blown down between Terrell Street and Dogwood Circle along Highway 109 on the west side of Greenville.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindGreenville$3,000The public reported large trees blown down blocking Stovall Road near Dogwood Circle in Greenville.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindGreenville$2,000The Meriwether County 911 Center reported that several trees were down across the northwest part of the county between Rocky Mount, Lone Oak, and just south to west of Luthersville.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindGreenville$2,000The Meriwether County Emergency Management Director and 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down west of Greenville. Some power lines were also down in the area.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindGreenville$1,500The Meriwether County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down in the Greenville area.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindGreenville$1,000The Meriwether County Emergency Management Director reported that three trees were down between Greenville and Woodbury. Some power outages were noted in the area.
January 2012Thunderstorm WindGreenville$500The Meriwether County 911 Center reported that two trees were blown down.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindGreenville$500The Meriwether County 911 center reported that a couple of trees were blown down.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindGreenville$500The Meriwether county 911 center reported that two trees were blown down.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindGreenville$500A couple of large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindGreenville$250The Meriether County Emergency Managment Director reported that one tree was blown down about halfway between Greenville and Gay.
December 2004Thunderstorm WindGreenville$250The Meriwether County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindGreenville$250The Meriwether County Emergency Management Director reported that several large tree limbs and part of an entire tree were blown down.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindGreenville$250The Meriwether county 911 center reported that one tree was blown down.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindGreenville-Report of a tree down at LaGrange Hwy and Hill Haven Rd.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindGreenville-Several trees reported down in the city of Greenville.
July 2020HailGreenville-The public reported hail the size of quarters.
April 2019Flash FloodGreenville-Heavy rainfall and high runoff rates caused Walnut Creek to swell out of its banks, and cover Georgia Highway 18 with water. Radar estimates indicate that six to seven inches occurred over this area in a short period of time.
July 2007HailGreenville-The public observed penny-sized hail.
March 2005HailGreenville-The Meriwether County Sheriff reported nickel-sized hail.
May 2004Heavy RainGreenville-The public reported that very heavy rain had resulted in minor flooding on roadways. Some cars were hydroplaning in the areas of standing water.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindGreenville-The National Weather Service's cooperative observer in Greenville reported pea size hail.
March 2000HailGreenville-The Greenville sheriff's office reported golf ball size hail.
March 1996HailGreenville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Meriwether County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Woodcraft3.6 miles8
Andrews Crossroads4.2 miles22
Harris City4.2 miles22
Barnes Crossroads4.4 miles22
Snelsons Crossroads4.4 miles22
Thompson Crossroad4.5 miles8
Allie4.9 miles8
McLendon Crossroads5.2 miles22

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 GreenvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2416565The 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 356105. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.