Reidsville is the county seat of Tattnall County, Georgia, in the southeastern part of the state about 70 miles west of Savannah. Its population was 2,515 at the 2020 census. The city was established around 1828 and named for Robert R. Reid, a judge and former territorial governor of Florida, and it sits along U.S. Route 280 in the rolling farmland of the coastal plain. Agriculture defines Reidsville's economy and identity. Tattnall County is the heart of the Vidalia onion growing region, producing a large share of Georgia's famed sweet onions, and Reidsville is home to major sweet-onion farming and shipping operations that trace their roots to the industry's mid-1980s expansion. Cotton, peanuts, and other row crops round out the local agricultural base, and the county ranks among Georgia's top producers in several categories. The onion industry, in particular, has made the community a quiet anchor of a nationally recognized brand. The city's downtown holds the Alexander Hotel, built in the 1890s and restored as the Greater Tattnall County Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center, along with the Tattnall County courthouse and other historic structures. The courthouse square remains the civic center, and the surrounding streets preserve a traditional small-town character. Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park, a short drive away, offers a lake, golf course, and camping, while the Big Hammock Natural Area preserves hardwood bottomlands along the Altamaha River for wildlife viewing and hunting. Public schools are part of the Tattnall County School District, which operates elementary and middle campuses in Reidsville along with schools in Glennville and Collins. For homebuyers, Reidsville offers a quiet agricultural county seat with a proud onion-growing heritage, deep history, and easy access to the coast and the wider region.