Tennille
Unincorporated Community
Tennille is located in Alabama
Tennille
Tennille
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 31°37′23″N 85°46′6″W / 31.62306°N 85.76833°W / 31.62306; -85.76833
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyPike
Elevation
305 ft (93 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central (CST))
Area codesArea code 334
GNIS feature ID127762[1]

Tennille, also spelled as Tennile is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama. It is located 17 miles southeast of Troy, Alabama.[1]

History

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]

Geography

Tennille is just over one mile north of the Pea River, which separates Pike County from Dale County.

References

  1. 1 2 "Tennille". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 136. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "County History of Pike County". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, Session of 1900-1901. Montgomery, Alabama: State of Alabama. 1901. p. 1428.
  5. ↑ "Pike County". postalhistory.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
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