Welcome to Washington ...
Washington is located in Door County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Washington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.
Washington is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Washington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Washington: 920 & 274<3>
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, Mississippi, 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) and West Virginia.
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.
- Sister Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Sister Bay is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sister Bay
- From Washington to Sister Bay
- Ephraim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Gills Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
- Gills Rock is located in Door County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gills Rock
- From Washington to Gills Rock
- Ellison Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Ellison Bay is located in Door County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ellison Bay
- From Washington to Ellison Bay
- Rowleys Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowleys Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
- Rowleys Bay is located in Door County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rowleys Bay
- From Washington to Rowleys Bay
- North Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Ford River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ford River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- Ford River is located in Delta County (MI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ford River
- From Washington to Ford River
- Fish Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Fish Creek is located in Door County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fish Creek
- From Washington to Fish Creek
- Baileys Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Baileys Harbor is located in Door County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baileys Harbor
- From Washington to Baileys Harbor
- Arthur Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arthur Bay
- From Washington to Arthur Bay
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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Washington was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956).
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 Door County: www.co.door.wi.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Door, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Washington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Washington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Washington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |