Georgetown, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States

Georgetown, Missouri

Unincorporated community

Nickname:

Show-Me-Town

Georgetown, Missouri

Coordinates: 38°45′31″N 93°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 ID| 0718403[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

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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]

## References

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1. ^ a b 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 November 27, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Pettis County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Sedalia

Cities|

* Green Ridge
* Houstonia
* La Monte
* Sedalia
* Smithton
* Windsor‡

Map of Missouri highlighting Pettis County

Villages|

* Hughesville
* Ionia‡

Townships|

* Blackwater
* Bowling Green
* Cedar
* Dresden
* Elk Fork
* Flat Creek
* Green Ridge
* Heath Creek
* Houstonia
* Hughesville
* La Monte
* Lake Creek
* Longwood
* Prairie
* Sedalia
* Smithton
* Washington

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bahner
* Beaman
* Bryson
* Dresden
* Dunksburg‡
* Georgetown
* Longwood
* Manila
* Newland
* Postal
* Spring Fork
* Stokley
* Tedieville

Ghost towns|

* Arator
* Lutman

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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