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| | Washington County, Mississippi Genealogical Records Information |
 | | Washington County was named for George Washington (1732-1799) of Virginia, the commanding general of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States (1789- 1797). |
 | | Washington Parish, Louisiana, and the Washington counties in Arkansas and Tennessee, also were named for him, as were the Washington counties in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin. |
 | | The county seats named for him are the cities and towns of Washington in Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia; Washington Courthouse in Ohio; and Port Washington in Wisconsin. |
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