Georgetown, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Georgetown, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Nickname:Show-Me-Town
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pettis
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:253
Coordinates:38.7586°N -93.238°W
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0718403

Georgetown is an unincorporated community or populated place (Class Code U6) located in Pettis County, Missouri, United States.[1]

The community is located on Missouri Route H approximately one mile west of US Route 65 and three miles north of Sedalia.[2]

History

Georgetown was platted in 1833, and named after Georgetown, Kentucky, the native home of a first settler.[3] A post office called Georgetown was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1921.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Georgetown Populated Place Profile / Pettis County, Missouri Data. missouri.hometownlocator.com.
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.36
  3. Web site: Pettis County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070946/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_pettis.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 27, 2016.
  4. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 November 2016.