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 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Georgia
borders Elbert County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Lincoln County, Georgia NERFINISHED
McDuffie County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Oglethorpe County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Taliaferro County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Warren County, Georgia NERFINISHED
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Rayle, Georgia
Tignall, Georgia
Washington, Georgia
country United States of America
surface form: 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 historic site
surface form: Kettle Creek Battlefield

Washington Historic District
hasMajorHighway State Route 10 NERFINISHED
State Route 17 NERFINISHED
State Route 378 NERFINISHED
State Route 44 NERFINISHED
State Route 47 NERFINISHED
State Route 80 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 78 NERFINISHED
hasZIPCode 30660
30668
30673
isInCongressionalDistrict Georgia's 10th congressional district
isPartOf Augusta-Richmond County metropolitan area
surface form: 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 Bureau of the Census
surface form: United States Census Bureau
region Piedmont region of Georgia
state Georgia

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Georgia State Route 10 passesThrough Wilkes County, Georgia