The Wilkes County Courthouse stands as the central landmark of Washington, anchored by a grid of streets including Depot St, Lexington Ave, and S Alexander Ave. The landscape transitions from this urban core into the rural reaches of Wilkes County, where the small settlements of Logan and Lundberg serve as local navigation points. Water shapes the terrain, with several significant reservoirs like Booth Lake, Shillinglaw Lake, and the Washington Country Club Lake dotting the hillsides between the winding paths of Rocky Cr and Threemile Cr. For researchers, the presence of localized burial sites such as Smyrna Cem and Cliffords Grove Cem offers clear points of interest for genealogical study. The map illustrates a contemporary Southern landscape where historic county seat infrastructure meets a network of creeks and small-scale lakes.
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1906 · Crawfordville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1953 · Athens
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Metasville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Tignall
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1958 · Athens
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Athens
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Athens
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1971 · Celeste
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Wrightsboro
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Aonia
USGS Topo · 1:24,000