Tennille, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Tennille census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31089. The Survey maps it on the Sandersville quadrangle. 1,469 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 466 feet above sea level.
On record in Tennille
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 8 records
Charles Madden Houselisted 1994
Thomas W. Smith Houselisted 1994
Tennille Banking Company Buildinglisted 1994
Tennille Baptist Churchlisted 1994
Tennille Woman's Clubhouselisted 1998
Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad Company Buildinglisted 1994- James Kelley Houselisted 1994
- Washington Manufacturing Companylisted 1994
Population over time
2 figuresTennille fell from 1,539 to 1,469 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 | 1,539 | |
| 2020 | 1,469 | -70 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Sandersville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
408 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 408 fires within 5 miles of Tennille between 1992 and 2020, burning about 967 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 32 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 | 211 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 27 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Tennille: 3 producers, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butts Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Anglo-American Mill | Clay | Plant | ||
| Main Processing Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Sandersville Operations | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tennille in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Hail | Tennille | $51,000 | The Washington County 911 Center relayed a report of golf ball sized hail in west of Tennille. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Tennille | $50,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that a EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 MPH and a maximum path width of 300 yards began along Grady Mertz Road near the intersection with Shurling Davis Road southeast of Tennille. The tornado travelled east along Shurling Davis Road before turning north and moving up Thompson Road, ending at Holmes Cannery Road. Numerous trees were downed and a trailer was rolled and destroyed. [01/21/17: Tornado #21, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2017:022]. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Tennille | $30,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that a EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 110 MPH and a maximum path width of 300 yards began around the intersection of Highway 68 and Hayes Road south of Tennille. The tornado travelled north-northeast for around two and a half miles before ending along Boatright Road south of Grady Mertz Road. Numerous trees were downed and two trailers were severely damaged. [01/21/17: Tornado #20, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2017:021]. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $20,000 | The public reported that thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines near the intersection of Georgia Highways 15 and 68. A wooden barn was destroyed and a utility building was moved off its foundation. A nearby home sustained some siding damage. In addition, a trampoline was blown near 200 feet. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $10,000 | The Washington County 911Center reported numerous trees and power lines down from Tennille to Sandersville and Warthen. |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Tennille | $10,000 | The Washington county 911 center reported that two homes were struck by lightning. The extent of the damage was not known. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $5,000 | The Washington County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines down in the Sandersville and Tenille areas. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $2,000 | The Washington County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down around Tennille and southwest of Tennille, including a few which were down on Georgia Highway 68. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $2,000 | A Sandersville deputy reported thunderstorm wind damage to a house. There was an unconfirmed report of a tornado. Dime size hail was also reported. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $1,500 | The Washington county 911 center reported power lines were blown down in two different areas. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $1,000 | A large tree was downed on Zeta St . |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $1,000 | The Washington County 911 center reported a tree blown down onto Highway 15 near the Department of Transportation building. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $1,000 | The Washington County 911 center reported a tree blown down on Highway 15 in Tennille. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $1,000 | Washington county 911 center reported trees and powerlines down in Tennille. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $1,000 | The Washington county 911 center reported two trees down on Tennille-Oconee Road. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $250 | The Washington county 911 center reported that one tree was blown down on Peacock Springs Road. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Tennille | - | Multiple reports of quarter sized hail in the city of Tennille, GA. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Tennille | - | The Washington County 911 Center relayed a report of penny-sized hail from the Tennille area. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Tennille | - | The public observed penny-sized hail. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Tennille | - | Washington county 911 center reported golf ball size hail in Tennille. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandersville | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Sun Hill | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Silas (historical) | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Tanner | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Peacocks Crossing | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Irwins Crossroads | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Hazard | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Tabernacle | 6.1 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 Tennille | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1221963 | 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 324005. 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.





