Georgetown, Missouri

Georgetown, Missouri
Unincorporated community

Nickname(s): Show-Me-Town
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Pettis
Elevation	833 ft (249 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Georgetown is an unincorporated community or populated place (Class Code U6) located in Pettis County. The elevation is 833 feet.^[1]

History

Georgetown was platted in 1837. It was named by its founder for his native city of Georgetown, Kentucky.^[2]

References

↑ http://missouri.hometownlocator.com/mo/pettis/georgetown.cfm
↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 340.

Municipalities and communities of Pettis County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Sedalia

Cities	Green Ridge Houstonia La Monte Sedalia Smithton Windsor‡

Villages	Hughesville Ionia‡

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

Unincorporated communities	Bahner Beaman Bryson Dresden Georgetown Longwood Newland Postal Spring Fork Tedieville

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

Coordinates: 38°45′31″N 93°14′17″W / 38.75861°N 93.23806°W / 38.75861; -93.23806

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