Georgetown, Missouri

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Georgetown is an unincorporated community or populated place (Class Code U6) located in Pettis County, Missouri, United States.{{cite web|url=http://missouri.hometownlocator.com/mo/pettis/georgetown.cfm|title=Georgetown Populated Place Profile / Pettis County, Missouri Data|website=missouri.hometownlocator.com}}

The community is located on Missouri Route H approximately one mile west of US Route 65 and three miles north of Sedalia.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.36 {{isbn|0899332242}}

History

Georgetown was platted in 1833, and named after Georgetown, Kentucky, the native home of a first settler.{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_pettis.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070946/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_pettis.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Pettis County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= November 27, 2016}} A post office called Georgetown was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1921.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Pettis | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=27 November 2016}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Pettis County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri