Georgetown, Missouri

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Georgetown, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°45′31″N93°14′17″W / 38.7586269°N 93.2379841°W / 38.7586269; -93.2379841 Coordinates: 38°45′31″N93°14′17″W / 38.7586269°N 93.2379841°W / 38.7586269; -93.2379841
Country United States
State Missouri
County Pettis
Elevation
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830 ft (253 m)
Time zone UTC-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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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 27 November 2016.