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]
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]