Tignall, Georgia

Tignall is a town in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. The population was 485 in 2020.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Tignall as a town in 1907. It was named for Tignall Livingston Moss, a lieutenant in the Confederate army who was killed in battle in 1862.

Geography

Tignall is located at (33.866861, -82.741195). The town lies along Georgia State Route 17 south of Elberton and north of Washington, and a few miles west of the Georgia-South Carolina state line. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the census