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Tattnall County
Also known as Tattnall County, Georgia, Tattnall County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 5, 1801 ; 225 years ago ( 1801 )
- Named after
- Josiah Tattnall
- Seat
- Reidsville
- Largest city
- Glennville
- Total
- 488 sq mi (1,260 km )
- Land
- 479 sq mi (1,240 km )
- Water
- 8.9 sq mi (23 km ) 1.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 24,376
- Density
- 48/sq mi (19/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Tattnall County is a county located in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Georgia, located within the Magnolia Midlands, a part of the Historic South region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,842. The county seat is Reidsville. Tattnall County was created on December 5, 1801, from part of Montgomery County, Georgia by the Georgia General Assembly.
The county is named after Josiah Tattnall (1762–1803), a planter, soldier and politician.