Greenville, Georgia

Greenville is a city 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 60 mi southwest of Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area (Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area).

History
Greenville was founded in 1828 as the seat of the newly formed Meriweather 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.

Geography
Greenville is located in central Meriwether County at 33.02778°N, -84.71361°W (33.027845, -84.713562). 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 25 mi to Newnan and south 49 mi to Columbus, while State Route 109 leads southeast 8 mi to Woodbury and west 20 mi to LaGrange. State Route 100 leads northwest 16 mi to Hogansville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 sqmi, of which 0.01 sqmi, 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.

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

Meriwether County School District
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.


 * George E. Washington Elementary School
 * Mountain View Elementary School
 * Unity Elementary School
 * Greenville Middle School
 * Manchester Middle School
 * Greenville High School
 * Manchester High School

Notable people

 * 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 (October 25, 1902 – June 29, 1907); 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.
 * Jontavious Willis, country blues singer, guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist