United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, Washington, 33.73679, -82.73931Brown, Russell K.2006-06-02Encyclopedia article about Washington, Georgia. Washington, the seat of Wilkes County, is located in the Piedmont region of east central Georgia. About fifty-five miles northwest of Augusta and forty-three miles east of Athens, Washington has a land area of almost eight square miles. According to the 2000 U.S. census, the population was 4,295.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Cities and towns--GeorgiaWashingtonText