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Reidsville, Georgia

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Reidsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30453. The Survey maps it on the Reidsville East quadrangle. 2,515 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 210 feet above sea level.

Reidsville within Tattnall County

On record in Reidsville

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Reidsville fell from 4,944 to 2,515 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
20104,944
20202,515-2,429 (-49%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 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.

Fires near this place

480 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 480 fires within 5 miles of Reidsville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,299 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 130 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 burning265
Arson/incendiarism130
Misuse of fire by a minor25
Equipment and vehicle use21
Natural13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Smoking10
Recreation and ceremony5

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
5 September 2002Debris and open burning2.2 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-TATTNALL-016
30 September 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2006Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2006Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020TATTNALL010

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tattnall County

Storms near this place

50 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reidsville in 50 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 35 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 5 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2009LightningReidsville$500,000An emergency manager from Tattnall county reported a lightning strike that ignited a fire which caused a church to be destroyed in Reidsville, Georgia.
January 2006Thunderstorm WindReidsville$55,000Thunderstorm winds knocked a roof off a house just north of Reidsville and knocked 2 roofs off houses and destroyed sheds in Collins. Trees were also blown down in Collins.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindReidsville$50,000Scattered areas of trees, large limbs and powerlines down.
February 2004Tornado (F0)Reidsville$10,000A tornado destroyed a shed and damaged a hospital biohazard building, damaged the 911 facility, downed trees, and blew out windows.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindReidsville$10,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and tree limbs, resulting in power outages.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindReidsville$8,000The Tattnall county warning point reported numerous trees down in Reidsville, Georgia. One tree was reported down on a home.
October 2008Thunderstorm WindReidsville$3,000The public reported that an 8 by 10 foot aluminum shed was blown over 1 mile south of Reidsville, GA. The public also reported a 50 foot tall pecan tree about 3 to 4 feet in diameter was blown down in the same area. Additionally, the public reported that shingles were blown off a porch roof in the same area with small hail covering the floor of the porch and parts of the yard. A window was also blown out of the home.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindReidsville$2,000The Tattnall County Warning Point reported several trees down in Reidsville.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindReidsville$1,500A few power lines were reported down in Reidsville, Georgia.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindReidsville$1,500Several trees were reported down in the Reidsville area.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindReidsville$1,000The media reported a tree down on the 200 block of Alexander Avenue.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindReidsville$1,000A 911 call center reported 1 tree down near the intersection of Alexander Avenue and Brumby Street.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindReidsville$1,000Trained Spotter reported a tree down along Highway 23 in Reidsville.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindReidsville$1,000Law Enforcement reported one tree down along Highway 23.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindReidsville$1,000Large limbs down in yard.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindReidsville$500Tattnall County dispatch reported a tree down along Bubba Kennedy Road.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindReidsville$500Law Enforcement reported 1 tree down along Highway 23 in Reidsville.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindReidsville$500Large tree limbs were reported down in the town of Reidsville.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindReidsville$500Several large tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindReidsville-Tattnall County Emergency Management reported a tree down and a powerline down in the 1700 block of Tom Rogers Road.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindReidsville-Tattnall County dispatch reported several trees down around Reidsville.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindReidsville-Law enforcement reported multiple trees down in Reidsville, GA.
March 2019HailReidsville-Tattnall County 911 dispatch reported that hail the size of quarters fell at the office.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindReidsville-The Tattnall County 911 Call Center reported one tree down on Anderson Street.
July 2017HailReidsville-Tattnall County dispatch reported that pea to penny sized hail fell in Reidsville.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindReidsville-Tattnall County dispatch reported numerous trees, large limbs, and power lines down across Reidsville. Impacted areas included Kelly Street and James Street.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindReidsville-The Tattnall County 911 Call Center reported one tree down near the intersection of East Brazell Street and Alexander Avenue.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindReidsville-A Tattnall County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on a house along the 100 block of Smith Avenue.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindReidsville-Tattnall County dispatch reported a tree down on Kemp Street.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindReidsville-The Tattnall County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on College Avenue.
July 2013Flash FloodReidsville-Fid Moseley Road closed due to flooding, near Thomas Creek. Numerous driveways have been flooded, as well.
March 2012HailReidsville-The public reported dime to quarter sized hail 1 mile north northwest of Reidsville.
March 2012HailReidsville-The public reported quarter sized hail covering the ground and lasting for 10 minutes 1 mile north of Reidsville.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindReidsville-Law Enforcement reported a tree down along Highway 280 in Reidsville.
April 2009Flash FloodReidsville-A county official reported that Alexander Mill Pond Road was closed due to flooding in Reidsville Georgia.
April 2009Flash FloodReidsville-A county official reported that Courtney Brummette Road was closed due to flooding from heavy rain near Reidsville Georgia.
February 2004Thunderstorm WindReidsville-A barn and a camper were damaged.
June 2004Flash FloodReidsville-Heavy rainfall made Route 147 impassable due to water on the road.
September 2004Flash FloodReidsville-Heavy rainfall caused many roads throughout the county to be closed.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindReidsville-Thunderstorm winds knocked down large limbs along Highway 121 and 280 to the east of Reidsville.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindReidsville-Several trees and power lines down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindReidsville-Large limbs and power lines down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindReidsville-Trees down.
October 1998LightningReidsville-Lightning struck a house with minor damage to the roof and the chimney.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindReidsville-Trees and power lines down
June 1997Thunderstorm WindReidsville-Trees down.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindReidsville-Powerlines down.
July 2002HailReidsville-no account filed
August 2000HailReidsville-no account filed
May 1998HailReidsville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tattnall 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
Hughland4.4 miles9
Collins6.5 miles8
Bradleys (historical)7.0 miles9
Manassas7.3 miles8
Danton (historical)7.7 miles9
Purvis (historical)9.6 miles19
Mendes9.8 miles17
Altamaha9.9 miles7

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 ReidsvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1311821The 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 321516. 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.