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Welcome to Wilkes County ...

Time Zone: Wilkes County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Washington is the Seat for Wilkes County.

Wilkes County was founded in 1777.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wilkes had a population of 9,769 people. This is a decrease of 7.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,593 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wilkes represented 0.11% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Wilkes County:

  • Lundberg
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lundberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Peerman
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,466 people
  • Rayle
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayle<3>
  • Tignall
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall<3>
  • Washington

Websites of Interest ...

  • Of Special Interest ...
    • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
    • At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.

 

 

 

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This page was last modified/updated: 01 Sep 2023