Welcome to Washington Heights ...

Washington Heights is located in Dougherty County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Washington Heights: Washington Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Washington Heights is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Washington Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Washington Heights (for example, toward Haleburg (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Washington Heights: 229

Communities Also Named Washington Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Washington Heights: This one is located in Dougherty County and the other is located in Wilkes County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 23 communities that are also named Washington Heights - they are located in Alabama, Delaware (2), Illinois, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Washington Heights ...

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

• Clarks Mill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
  • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
• Sylvester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sylvester is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <3>
• Herod
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Herod is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
• Greenough
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
• Dawson Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
• Leesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Leesburg is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <3>
• East Dougherty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
• Lake Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
• Relswood Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
• Baconton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Baconton is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baconton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baconton <3>

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 Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Washington Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Washington Heights. 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 Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Washington Heights ...

Looking for more information about Washington Heights? 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 Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Washington Heights.