Welcome to Washington ...

Washington is located in Adams County<1>.

The location of Washington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Washington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1803.

Washington is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Washington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Washington: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Washington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Washington - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas (2), California (3), Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), North Carolina, Ohio (7), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Washington.

Communities near Washington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Washington.

• Natchez
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Natchez is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <5>
• Vidalia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
  • Vidalia is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidalia <5>
• Ferriday
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
  • Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <5>
• Fayette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• Clayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Ridgecrest
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
  • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
• Waterproof
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
  • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <5>
• Roxie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
  • Roxie is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <5>
• Jeannette
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeannette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Adams County
• Cloverdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Adams County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Washington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Washington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Washington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington. See our Newspapers Page for Washington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Washington ...

Looking for more information about Washington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Washington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Washington.

Adding Washington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Washington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Washington was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

We also found Washington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Washington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Washington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/