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Wilkes County, Georgia

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29historic places

—earliest paper

1777formed

9,565pop. 2020

28cemeteries

—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 29 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Washington, Danburg, Tignall.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

22 of 29 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

29 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Anderson House	Danburg	Building	1976
Arnold-Callaway Plantation	Washington	Building	1972
Campbell-Jordan House	Washington	Building	1971
Cedars, The (Additional Documentation)	Washington	Building	1972
Cherry Grove Baptist Church Schoolhouse	Washington	Building	2020
Daniel, James and Cunningham, House	Rayle	Building	1980
East Robert Toombs Historic District	Washington	District	1972
Fitzpatrick Hotel	Washington	Building	1982
Gartrell Family House	Tignall	Building	2002
Gilbert-Alexander House	Washington	Building	1972
Gilmer, Thomas M., House	Washington	Building	1977
Holly Court	Washington	Building	1972
Kettle Creek Battlefield	Washington	Site	1975
Mary Willis Library	Washington	Building	1972
North Washington District	Washington	District	1973
Old Jail	Washington	Building	1974
Peacewood	Washington	Building	1972
Pharr-Callaway-Sethness House	Tignall	Building	1976
Poplar Corner	Washington	Building	1972
Smith, Robert Shand, House	Washington	Building	2002
Toombs, Robert, House NHL	Washington	Building	1972
Tupper-Barnett House NHL	Washington	Building	1972
Washington Commercial Historic District	Washington	District	1986
Washington Historic District	Washington	District	2004
Washington Presbyterian Church	Washington	Building	1972
Washington-Wilkes Historical Museum	Washington	Building	1970
West Robert Toombs District	Washington	District	1973
Wilkes County Courthouse	Washington	Building	1980
Willis-Sale-Stennett House	Danburg	Building	1976

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Wilkes was formed in 1777 (1777-02-07) from St.

WILKES created from St. Paul Parish and Non-County Area as one of Georgia's original counties; St. Paul Parish eliminated.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Wilkes County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1790	1800	1820	1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
31,500	13,103	17,607	10,148	11,420	15,985	20,866	24,210	15,084	12,388	10,961	10,951	10,687	9,565

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

28 cemeteries and 7 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 28 of 28 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Beaverdam Cemetery	33.76496	-82.85783
Bethel Cemetery	33.72606	-82.84944
Burdette Cemetery	33.68012	-82.61763
Clarks Station Cemetery	33.88443	-82.85483
Cliffords Grove Cemetery	33.64888	-82.72673
Crook Cemetery	33.71123	-82.52845
Danburg Cemetery	33.87005	-82.65259
Ebenezer Cemetery	33.67596	-82.62291
Fishing Creek Cemetery	33.83706	-82.69347
Friendship Cemetery	33.94761	-82.71013
Independence Cemetery	33.86897	-82.74644
Mallorysville Cemetery	33.89695	-82.77887
Mount Zion Cemetery	33.64245	-82.67042
Newtown Cemetery	33.81873	-82.81181
Phillips Mill Cemetery	33.66905	-82.8844
Pierces Chapel Cemetery	33.68318	-82.52235
Pole Branch Baptist Cemetery	33.87921	-82.74042
Popes Chapel Cemetery	33.9443	-82.70662
Rehoboth Baptist Cemetery	33.76223	-82.60791
Resthaven Cemetery	33.72883	-82.75426
Rock United Methodist Cemetery	33.8026	-82.92737
Saint Johns Cemetery	33.92484	-82.80764
Sardis Cemetery	33.8065	-82.90881
Simpson Cemetery	33.65811	-82.83374
Symrna Cemetery	33.71386	-82.65496
Tabor Cemetery	33.89563	-82.71452
Tignall Cemetery	33.86676	-82.73859
White Rock Cemetery	33.77431	-82.85141

Historical populated places — 7 of 7

Name	Lat	Lon
Armstrong	33.81013	-82.76236
Bessie	33.81485	-82.81098
Chatfield	33.90068	-82.86153
Dyson	33.96317	-82.69541
Lina	33.72624	-82.86542
Possie	33.81151	-82.64375
Thaxton	33.82568	-82.88792

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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