Editing Wilkes County, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|474|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|469|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.6|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is located in the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region above the [[Atlantic Seaboard fall line|fall line]].

The northern quarter of Wilkes County, in a curved line from [[Rayle, Georgia|Rayle]] through [[Tignall, Georgia|Tignall]] to the northeastern corner of the county, is located in the [[Broad River (Georgia)|Broad River]] sub-basin of the [[Savannah River]] basin. The eastern portion of the county, from [[Washington, Georgia|Washington]] east, and bordered to the north and west by the Broad River sub-basin, is located in the Upper Savannah River sub-basin of the larger Savannah River basin. The rest of the county, south of Washington, is located in the [[Little River (Columbia County, Georgia)|Little River]] sub-basin of the Savannah River basin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 78.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 78 in Georgia|U.S. Route 78]]
* [[File:Business plate.svg|20px]]<br />[[File:US 78.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 78 Business (Washington, Georgia)|U.S. Route 78 Business]]
* [[File:US 378.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 378 in Georgia|U.S. Route 378]]
* [[File:Georgia 10.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 10|State Route 10]]
* [[File:Georgia 10 Business.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 10 Business (Washington)|State Route 10 Business]]
* [[File:Georgia 17.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 17|State Route 17]]
* [[File:Georgia 44.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 44|State Route 44]]
* [[File:Georgia 47.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 47|State Route 47]]
* [[File:Georgia 80.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 80|State Route 80]]
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===Adjacent counties===
* [[Elbert County, Georgia|Elbert County]] (north)
* [[Lincoln County, Georgia|Lincoln County]] (east)
* [[McDuffie County, Georgia|McDuffie County]] (southeast)
* [[Warren County, Georgia|Warren County]] (south)
* [[Taliaferro County, Georgia|Taliaferro County]] (southwest)
* [[Oglethorpe County, Georgia|Oglethorpe County]] (west)