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| Name | Wilkes |
| Alt names | Wilkes | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 33.8°N 82.767°W |
| Located in | Georgia, United States (1777 - ) |
| See also | Elbert, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lincoln, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Taliaferro, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Warren, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Wilkes County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,593. The county seat is the city of Washington.
Referred to as "Washington-Wilkes", the county seat and county are commonly treated as a single entity by locals, including the area's historical society and the Chamber of Commerce. It is part of the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA).
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1777 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1777 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1777 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1778 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1790 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 31,500
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| 1800 | 13,103
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| 1810 | 14,887
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| 1820 | 17,607
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| 1830 | 14,237
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| 1840 | 10,148
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| 1850 | 12,107
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| 1860 | 11,420
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| 1870 | 11,796
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| 1880 | 15,985
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| 1890 | 18,081
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| 1900 | 20,866
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| 1910 | 23,441
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| 1920 | 24,210
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| 1930 | 15,944
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| 1940 | 15,084
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| 1950 | 12,388
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| 1960 | 10,961
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| 1970 | 10,184
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| 1980 | 10,951
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| 1990 | 10,597
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Wilkes County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gawilkes
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