Official Name: | Tennille |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated Community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Alabama |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Alabama. |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Name2: | Pike |
Elevation Ft: | 305 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 31.6231°N -85.7683°W |
Timezone Dst: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Area Codes: | Area code 334 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 127762 |
Tennille, also spelled as Tennile is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama. It is located 17 miles southeast of Troy, Alabama.
Tennille is named for St. Clair Tennille, a railroad promoter from Troy.[1] A grist mill operated in Tennille in 1886.[2] Tennille was incorporated in 1901 and disincorporated at a later date.[3] A post office was established as Tennile in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1958.[4]
Tennille is just over one mile north of the Pea River, which separates Pike County from Dale County.