Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
WILKES COUNTY, situated in the northeasterly part of Georgia. Area, 550 square miles. Seat of justice, Washington. Pop. in 1810, 14,887; in 1820, 16,912; in 1830, 14,237; in 1840, 10,148; in 1850, 12,107. (Fanning's, 1853)