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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Washington (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Washington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Washington is located in Wilkes County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilkes County: Elbert, Lincoln, McDuffie, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Washington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Washington:

  • Wilkes County     (The home county of Washington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • New Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Wilkes County
    • Lundberg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lundberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
      • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
    • Tyrone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tignall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
      • Tignall is located in Wilkes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <2>
    • Rayle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayle
      • Rayle is located in Wilkes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayle <2>
    • Centerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Columbia County
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Elberton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Silk Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silk Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
      • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
    • Bowman Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
      • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
    • Edinburg ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Elbert County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
    • Goss
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Daniel Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
      • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
    • Durham Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
      • Durham Town is located in Greene County
    • Jacksonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Siloam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • White Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <2>
    • Swaggy Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swaggy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
      • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
    • Greensboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Springfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gum Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
      • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Midway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincolnton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Loce
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Goshen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hesters Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
      • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lisbon
      • From Washington to Lisbon
  • Madison County
  • McDuffie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
      • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
    • Hamilton Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
      • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
    • Thomson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Thomson is located in McDuffie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <2>
    • Boneville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dearing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oglethorpe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Palmetto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Veribest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veribest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
      • Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
    • Lexington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Stephens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
      • Stephens is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Former name for Stephens:
      • Antioch
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <2>
    • Crawford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Maxeys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxeys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxeys
      • Maxeys is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxeys <2>
    • Arnoldsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Taliaferro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Raytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
      • Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Raytown
      • From Washington to Raytown
    • Sharon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Carters Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carters Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
      • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Crawfordville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
    • Cadley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
    • Barnett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Norwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
    • Camak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Mesena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <2>
    • Jewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <2>
  • Abbeville County (SC)
  • Greenwood County (SC)
  • McCormick County (SC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Washington, see our County-by-County Page for Washington.

Cemeteries Near Washington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Washington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Washington had a population of 2,631 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Washington had a population of 3,907 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.

  • Little River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
    • Little River is located in Wilkes County
  • Bessie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
    • Bessie is located in Wilkes County
  • Lina ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lina
    • Lina is located in Wilkes County
  • Tyrone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Metasville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metasville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metasville
    • Metasville is located in Wilkes County
  • Hillman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
    • Hillman is located in Taliaferro County
  • Tignall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
    • Tignall is located in Wilkes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <2>
  • Danburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
    • Danburg is located in Wilkes County
  • Adasburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adasburg
    • Adasburg is located in Wilkes County
  • Sharon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lyneville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyneville
    • Lyneville is located in Taliaferro County
  • Cadley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
    • Cadley is located in Warren County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Amity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Lincoln County
    • Broad
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad
      • Broad is located in Wilkes County
    • Anon ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anon
      • Anon is located in Oglethorpe County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Washington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washington.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Washington ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Washington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Washington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Washington.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<6> of Washington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Washington:

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 Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Washington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Washington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7368, Longitude: -82.7383    









 

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