Georgetown, Missouri

Georgetown, Missouri
Unincorporated community

Nickname(s): Show-Me-Town
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Pettis
Elevation	833 ft (249 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Georgetown is an unincorporated community or populated place (Class Code U6) located in Pettis County. The elevation is 833 feet.^[1]

History

Georgetown was platted in 1833, and named after Georgetown, Kentucky, the native home of a first settler.^[2] A post office called Georgetown was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1921.^[3]

References

↑ http://missouri.hometownlocator.com/mo/pettis/georgetown.cfm
↑ "Pettis County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Pettis County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Sedalia

Cities	Green Ridge Houstonia La Monte Sedalia Smithton Windsor‡

Villages	Hughesville Ionia‡

Townships	Blackwater Bowling Green Cedar Dresden Elk Fork Flat Creek Green Ridge Heath Creek Houstonia Hughesville La Monte Lake Creek Longwood Prairie Sedalia Smithton Washington

Unincorporated communities	Bahner Beaman Bryson Dresden Dunksburg‡ Georgetown Longwood Manila Newland Postal Spring Fork Stokley Tedieville

Ghost towns	Arator Lutman

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°45′31″N 93°14′17″W / 38.75861°N 93.23806°W / 38.75861; -93.23806

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