Georgetown, Randolph County, Indiana

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Georgetown
Unincorporated community
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Georgetown
Coordinates: 40°10′15″N85°07′45″W / 40.17083°N 85.12917°W / 40.17083; -85.12917
Country United States
State Indiana
County Randolph
Township Stoney Creek
Elevation
[1]
1,007 ft (307 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47340
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID452093 [1]

Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Stoney Creek Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Georgetown was laid out in 1835. [2] The town never amounted to much and by 1882 was described as "totally extinct". [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Georgetown, Randolph County, Indiana
  2. ↑ The Indiana Gazetteer: Or Topographical Dictionary of the State of Indiana. E. Chamberlain. 1849. p.  234.
  3. ↑ Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p.  469.


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