Reidsville, Georgia
| Reidsville, Georgia | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location in Tattnall County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 32°5′2″N 82°7′15″W / 32.08389°N 82.12083°WCoordinates: 32°5′2″N 82°7′15″W / 32.08389°N 82.12083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Tattnall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.7 sq mi (20 km2) |
| • Land | 7.7 sq mi (19.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,235 |
| • Density | 290.3/sq mi (111.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 30453, 30499 |
| Area code(s) | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-64512 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0321516 |
Reidsville is a city in Tattnall County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,594 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Tattnall County. The Georgia State Prison is near Reidsville.
Reidsville was founded about 1828 and was designated county seat of Tattnall County in 1832 by the Georgia General Assembly. It was incorporated as a town in 1838 and as a city in 1905. The city was named after Robert R. Reid, territorial governor of Florida.
Reidsville is home to the Nelson Hotel Bed & Breakfast.
During the events of World War Two, Reidsville was the home to at least one, though some reports suggest two, prisoner of war camps for captured Nazi personnel. The prison camp's location has largely been lost to time, but is believed to have stood near the current location of a gas station/self-storage company, near the fringes of the city. Archaeological research into the area has turned up a number of German artifacts, though with the development and addition of a number of houses, it is not clear if this was the location of the camp, or one of the many onion fields which the prisoners worked in.
Reidsville is located at 32°5′2″N 82°7′15″W / 32.08389°N 82.12083°W (32.083970, -82.120697).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.7 square miles (20 km2), of which 7.7 square miles (20 km2) are land and 0.04-square-mile (0.10 km2) (0.39%) is water.
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