Georgetown, Missouri

Georgetown, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Nickname: 
Show-Me-Town
Georgetown, Missouri is located in Missouri
Georgetown, Missouri
Georgetown, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°45′31″N 93°14′17″W / 38.7586269°N 93.2379841°W / 38.7586269; -93.2379841
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyPettis
Elevation
[1]
830 ft (253 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID0718403[1]

Georgetown is an unincorporated community or populated place (Class Code U6) located in Pettis County, Missouri, United States.[2]

The community is located on Missouri Route H approximately one mile west of US Route 65 and three miles north of Sedalia.[3]

History

Georgetown was platted in 1833, and named after Georgetown, Kentucky, the native home of a first settler.[4] A post office called Georgetown was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1921.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Georgetown, Missouri
  2. ^ "Georgetown Populated Place Profile / Pettis County, Missouri Data". missouri.hometownlocator.com.
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.36 ISBN 0899332242
  4. ^ "Pettis County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.


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