Greenville

History

Greenville was founded in 1828 as the seat of the newly formed Meriwether 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 (33.027845, -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 to Newnan and south to Columbus, while State Route 109 leads southeast to Woodbury and west to LaGrange. State Route 100 leads northwest to Hogansville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , 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.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  416
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  390
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  371
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  325
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  298
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  271
• Eastern Bluebird

  Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  263
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  260

Largest nearby schools

• Greenville High School
  High · Greenville · 252 students · 14:1 ratio
• Greenville Middle School
  Middle · Greenville · 170 students · 10:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.54 — 2022-09-12
  13 km NE of Jackson, Georgia