Wilkes County, Georgia

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Wilkes County, Georgia is a rural county in east-central Georgia known for its historic county seat of Washington and its role in early state and Revolutionary War history.

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Wilkes County, Georgia canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Georgia
borders Elbert County, Georgia
Lincoln County, Georgia
McDuffie County, Georgia
Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Taliaferro County, Georgia
Warren County, Georgia
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Rayle, Georgia
Tignall, Georgia
Washington, Georgia
country United States
countySeat Washington, Georgia
fipsCode 13-317
formedFrom original territory of Georgia
gnisID 0332594
governmentType county commission
hasAreaCode 706
762
hasHistoricRole early settlement area of Georgia backcountry
site of Revolutionary War Battle of Kettle Creek
hasHistoricSignificance American Revolutionary War history
early history of the state of Georgia
hasHistoricSite Callaway Plantation
Kettle Creek Battlefield
Washington Historic District
hasMajorHighway State Route 10
State Route 17
State Route 378
State Route 44
State Route 47
State Route 80
U.S. Route 78
hasZIPCode 30660
30668
30673
isInCongressionalDistrict Georgia's 10th congressional district
isPartOf Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Combined Statistical Area
isRural true
locatedIn east-central Georgia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
majorEconomicSector agriculture
forestry
namedAfter John Wilkes
partOf United States Census Bureau
region Piedmont region of Georgia
state Georgia

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Referenced by (13)

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Georgia State Route 10 passesThrough Wilkes County, Georgia
Robert Toombs birthPlace Wilkes County, Georgia
Robert Toombs placeOfBirth Wilkes County, Georgia
George Rockingham Gilmer placeOfBirth Wilkes County, Georgia
Oglethorpe County, Georgia borders Wilkes County, Georgia
Taliaferro County, Georgia formedFrom Wilkes County, Georgia
Taliaferro County, Georgia borderedBy Wilkes County, Georgia
Warren County, Georgia borders Wilkes County, Georgia
J. Strom Thurmond Lake hasShorelineIn Wilkes County, Georgia
William Parish Chilton placeOfBirth Wilkes County, Georgia
Robert Toombs placeOfBirth Wilkes County, Georgia
subject linked to: Toombs
Washington Commercial Historic District locatedIn Wilkes County, Georgia
Washington Residential Historic District locatedIn Wilkes County, Georgia