Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated toward the east part of Georgia, with Oconee river on the southwest. Area, 760 square miles. Seat of justice, Sandersville. Pop. in 1810, 9,940; in 1820, 10,627; in 1830, 9,820; in 1840, 10,565; in 1850, 11,766. (Fanning's, 1853)