Welcome to Washington ...

Washington is located in Wood 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 1885.

Washington is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Washington: (304) & (681)<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, 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 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.

• Parkersburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Marietta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Vienna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Belpre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
• Williamstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <5>
• North Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Coolville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville
  • Coolville is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolville <5>
• Chesterhill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterhill
  • Chesterhill is located in Morgan County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterhill <5>
• Amesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
  • Amesville is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amesville <5>
• Fillmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Washington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Washington post office opened in 1885.

We also found Washington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/