Editing Washington County, Alabama (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1089|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1080|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.4|sqmi}} (0.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 22, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> This makes Washington County larger than the state of [[Rhode Island]] in terms of land area (but not total area). The county is located approximately 60 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico, and exceeds 682,000 acres of land. About 88 percent of the land area is covered by forest and pine plantations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtoncountyalgov.com|title=Washington County, Alabama History, Location & Description, Industries, Community & County Services. Map of Washington County.|website=www.washingtoncountyalgov.com|access-date=June 25, 2018}}</ref>

The [[Tombigbee River]] borders Washington County to the east. From the southern point of the river, the boundary runs diagonally south-west, bisecting the community of [[Calvert, Alabama|Calvert]]. From there, the southern boundary runs west, roughly following the 31°08' N parallel, toward the Mississippi state line, descending due south into Mobile County and forming part of a rectangle that connects with the state line. The western boundary is defined by the Alabama-Mississippi state line (approximately 88°27' W). The northern boundary runs west from the state line along the 31°41' N parallel until reaching the Tombigbee River.

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Choctaw County, Alabama|Choctaw County]] (north)
*[[Clarke County, Alabama|Clarke County]] (east)
*[[Baldwin County, Alabama|Baldwin County]] (southeast)
*[[Mobile County, Alabama|Mobile County]] (south)
*[[Greene County, Mississippi]] (southwest)
*[[Wayne County, Mississippi]] (northwest)