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Winder is located in central Barrow County at (33.996495, -83.720873 It is 20 miles (32 km) west of Athens and 50 miles (80 km) northeast of downtown Atlanta.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.5 km 2), of which 12.4 square miles (32.2 km 2) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km 2), or 3.97%, is water.
The street name is Winder Highway at first, until it reaches the intersection with Memorial Drive where it becomes Lee Street. Between Epps Street and Cobb Street, the route curves to the southeast as Railroad Avenue branches off to the left and it passes by a local antiques store next to a grade crossing with a CSX line.
Barrow County is considered a part of the Atlanta, GA combined statistical area despite its comparatively small population. In 2010, the racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 78.8% White, 11.4% Black or African American, 3.4% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 3.7% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races.
Georgia 316 in Barrow County, near the Gwinnett County border. South of Winder, the two routes meet SR 81 at an interchange. To the east, at Bethlehem, is an intersection with SR 11. Then they encounter SR 53 southeast of Winder and at Statham they intersect SR 211.
State Route 81 (SR 81) is a 69.0-mile-long (111.0 km) diagonal state highway that travels southwest-to-northeast in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. Its path exists within portions of Henry, Newton, Walton, and Barrow counties. It connects the McDonough area with Winder, via Covington and Loganville.
State Route 82 (SR 82) is a 36.1-mile-long (58.1 km) arc-shaped state highway in the Piedmont region in the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects Winder to a point east of Gainesville , via Arcade and Jefferson .
State Route 211 (SR 211) is a 33.1-mile-long (53.3 km) S-shaped state highway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. Its routing is within portions of Barrow , Gwinnett , and, Hall counties .
Fort Yargo State Park is a 1,816-acre (7.35 km 2) U.S. state park located in Winder, Georgia, situated between Athens and Atlanta. The park is located 1 mile south of Winder and is accessible by Georgia State Route 81. There is a 260-acre (1.1 km 2) lake with a public beach.