Georgetown, Maryland

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Georgetown, Maryland
Unincorporated community
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Georgetown
Coordinates: 39°21′42″N75°52′49″W / 39.36167°N 75.88028°W / 39.36167; -75.88028 Coordinates: 39°21′42″N75°52′49″W / 39.36167°N 75.88028°W / 39.36167; -75.88028
Country United States
State Maryland
County Kent
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21930
Area code(s) 410, 443, and 667
GNIS feature ID590291 [1]

Georgetown is an unincorporated community in northeastern Kent County, Maryland, United States. The community was laid out in 1736. Georgetown was named for Prince George who later became King of the United Kingdom. [1] Georgetown is located on the south side of the Sassafras River at the Maryland Route 213 bridge, north of Galena and south of Cecilton. [2] Directly to the north across the river is the unincorporated community of Fredericktown in Cecil County.

The Nellie Crockett and Valley Cottage are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]

Education

It is in the Kent County Public Schools. Kent County Middle School is in Chestertown, and Kent County High School is in an unincorporated area, in the Butlertown CDP with a Worton postal address.

The community was formerly assigned to Millington Elementary School. [4] In 2017 the school board voted to close Millington Elementary School. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Georgetown". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Georgetown, MD". USGS Galena 7.5-minute quadrangle. ACME Mapper. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Profile". Millington Elementary School. 2006-10-02. Archived from the original on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  5. ↑ "Board of Education Action and Written Decision to Close Millington Elementary School and Worton Elementary School" (PDF). Kent County Public Schools. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2021-06-10.


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