Tennille | |
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  Tennille Location in Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′23″N85°46′6″W / 31.62306°N 85.76833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Pike |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central (CST)) |
| Area codes | Area code 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 127762 [1] |
Tennille, also spelled as Tennile is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama. It is located 17 miles southeast of Troy, Alabama. [1]
Tennille is named for St. Clair Tennille, a railroad promoter from Troy. [2] A grist mill operated in Tennille in 1886. [3] Tennille was incorporated in 1901 and disincorporated at a later date. [4] A post office was established as Tennile in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1958. [5]
Tennille is just over one mile north of the Pea River, which separates Pike County from Dale County.
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 2020 census, Montgomery's population was 200,603. It is the second most populous city in Alabama, after Huntsville, and is the 119th most populous in the United States. The Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area's population in 2020 was 386,047; it is the fourth largest in the state and 142nd among United States metropolitan areas.
Montgomery County is located in the State of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 228,954, making it the fifth-most populous county in Alabama. Its county seat is Montgomery, the state capital. Montgomery County is included in the Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Henry County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,146. Its county seat is Abbeville. The county was named for Patrick Henry (1736–1799), famous orator and Governor of Virginia.
Pike County is located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 33,009. Its county seat is Troy. Its name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806.
Bradford County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, its population was 59,967. Its county seat is Towanda. The county was created on February 21, 1810, from parts of Lycoming and Luzerne Counties. Originally called Ontario County, it was reorganized and separated from Lycoming County on October 13, 1812, and renamed Bradford County for William Bradford, who had been a chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and United States Attorney General.
Pike Road is a town in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,439, up from 5,406 at the 2010 census, and making it the largest town in Alabama by population. It is part of the Montgomery metropolitan area.
Brundidge is the second-largest city in Pike County, Alabama, United States. The population was 2,076 at the 2010 census, down from 2,341 in 2000.
Goshen is a town in Pike County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 266, down from 300 in 2000. It incorporated in 1907.
Troy is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Alabama, United States. It was formally incorporated on February 4, 1843.
Tennille is a city in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,539 at the 2010 census.
The Central of Georgia Railway started as the Central Rail Road and Canal Company in 1833. As a way to better attract investment capital, the railroad changed its name to Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia. This railroad was constructed to join the Macon and Western Railroad at Macon, Georgia, in the United States, and run to Savannah. This created a rail link from Chattanooga, on the Tennessee River, to seaports on the Atlantic Ocean. It took from 1837 to 1843 to build the railroad from Savannah to the eastern bank of the Ocmulgee River at Macon; a bridge into the city was not built until 1851.
State Route 87 (SR 87) is a 61-mile-long (98 km) state highway that extends from the Florida state line, in Geneva County to Troy in Pike County. At the state line, the roadway continues as Florida State Road 81 (SR 81). Other cities and towns along the route include Elba, and Samson.
Troy Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Troy, a city in Pike County, Alabama, United States. It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Spring Hill is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States. Spring Hill is located on Alabama State Route 87 north of its junction with Alabama State Route 167, 8 miles (13 km) south of Troy.
Kent is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States, located 15.6 miles (25.1 km) northwest of Troy.
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China Grove is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States, located 15 miles (24 km) north of Troy.
Saco is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama. It is located 13 miles northeast of Troy, Alabama.
Marcus Paramore is an American politician who serves in the Alabama House of Representatives, representing the 89th district since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, Paramore's district includes both Dale County and Pike County.
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