Welcome to West Georgetown ...

West Georgetown is located in Sagadahoc County<1>.

The location of West Georgetown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Georgetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

A typical abbreviation for West Georgetown: W. Georgetown

West Georgetown is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West Georgetown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for West Georgetown: (207)

Communities near West Georgetown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Georgetown.

• Brunswick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Topsham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
  • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <4>
• Freeport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Bath
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
• Harpswell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell
  • Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpswell <4>
• Wiscasset
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscasset
  • Wiscasset is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiscasset <4>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Woolwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
  • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <4>
• Boothbay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothbay
  • Boothbay is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothbay <4>
• Bowdoinham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoinham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoinham
  • Bowdoinham is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdoinham <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Georgetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Georgetown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Georgetown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Georgetown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Georgetown. See our Newspapers Page for West Georgetown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Georgetown ...

Looking for more information about West Georgetown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Georgetown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Georgetown.

Adding West Georgetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Georgetown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Georgetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Georgetown post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Georgetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Georgetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/