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Wilkes CountyGeorgia

Wilkes County is in Georgia and was created in 1777 as one of Georgia's original counties, with Washington as its county seat. The county was named after John Wilkes.

  • Founded1777
  • County seatWashington
  • Named forJohn Wilkes
  • Land area470 sq mi + 4.6 sq mi water
  • Population9,565 2020 Census
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Wilkes on the map of Georgia

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History

Founded in 1777

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Wilkes County was created on February 7, 1777, from St. Paul Parish and Non-County Area as one of Georgia's original counties, with St. Paul Parish eliminated. Over the following decades, Wilkes County lost territory to the creation of Franklin, Washington, Elbert, Oglethorpe, Warren, Lincoln, and Taliaferro counties, though it later gained small amounts of land back from Greene, Lincoln, and Taliaferro counties.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1777
    Wilkes County created Wilkes created from St. Paul Parish and Non-County Area as one of Georgia's original counties; St. Paul Parish eliminated. · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6
  2. 1784
    Lost territory Wilkes lost to creation of Franklin and Washington.
    to Franklinto Washington
    · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 330-334
  3. 1790
    Lost territory Wilkes lost to creation of Elbert.
    to Elbert
    · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 163; Watkins and Watkins, 429-430
  4. 1793
    Lost territory Wilkes lost to creation of Oglethorpe and Warren.
    to Oglethorpeto Warren
    · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168
  5. 1796
    Lost territory Wilkes lost to creation of Lincoln.
    to Lincoln
    · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 169-172
Show all 12 changes (7 more)
  1. 1777
    Wilkes County created Wilkes created from St. Paul Parish and Non-County Area as one of Georgia's original counties; St. Paul Parish eliminated. · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 6
  2. 1784
    Lost territory Wilkes lost to creation of Franklin and Washington.
    to Franklinto Washington
    · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 330-334
  3. 1790
    Lost territory Wilkes lost to creation of Elbert.
    to Elbert
    · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 163; Watkins and Watkins, 429-430
  4. 1793
    Lost territory Wilkes lost to creation of Oglethorpe and Warren.
    to Oglethorpeto Warren
    · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168
  5. 1796
    Lost territory Wilkes lost to creation of Lincoln.
    to Lincoln
    · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 169-172
  6. 1802
    Gained territory Wilkes gained from Greene.
    from Greene
    · Clayton's Compilation, 89
  7. 1825
    Lost territory Wilkes lost to creation of Taliaferro.
    to Taliaferro
    · Ga. Laws 1825, p. 58; Dawson's Compilation, 129-130
  8. 1828
    Lost territory Wilkes lost to Taliaferro.
    to Taliaferro
    · Ga. Laws 1828, p. 52; Dawson's Compilation, 138
  9. 1835
    Lost territory Wilkes lost to Taliaferro.
    to Taliaferro
    · Ga. Laws 1835, pp. 71-72
  10. 1852
    Gained territory Wilkes gained from Lincoln.
    from Lincoln
    · Ga. Laws 1851, no. 33/pp. 66-67
  11. 1854
    Gained territory Wilkes gained from Taliaferro.
    from Taliaferro
    · Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 232/p. 311
  12. 1872
    Gained territory Wilkes gained small area from Taliaferro to accommodate private individual.
    from Taliaferro
    · Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., Loc. & Priv., no. 363/p. 481

Land and parcels

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People and land

Wilkes by the Census

Population
9,565 2020 Census count
Housing units
5,165 2020 Census count
Land area
470 square miles
Water area
4.6 square miles
People per sq mi
20 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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Questions

Common questions about Wilkes County

When was Wilkes County founded?
Wilkes County was founded in 1777, and named after John Wilkes.
What is the county seat of Wilkes County?
The county seat of Wilkes County is Washington.
Is there an online parcel map for Wilkes County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Wilkes County's boundary or name changed?
Wilkes County was created in 1777. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 11 later changes, chiefly involving Taliaferro County, Lincoln County and Elbert County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Wilkes County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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