Welcome to Georgetown ...

Georgetown is located in Chatham County<1>.

Georgetown is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Georgetown: 912 & 565<3>

Communities Also Named Georgetown ...

While we believe that this Georgetown is located in Chatham County, we know of another 6 Georgia communities named Georgetown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Glynn, Muscogee, Newton, Quitman, Randolph and Warren County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 109 communities that are also named Georgetown - they are located in Alabama (5), Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (6), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (3), North Carolina (6), Ohio (9), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Georgetown.

Communities near Georgetown ...

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

• Savannah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Savannah is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Savannah
  • From Georgetown to Savannah
• Pooler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pooler is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <4>
• Richmond Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Richmond Hill is located in Bryan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Richmond Hill
  • From Georgetown to Richmond Hill
• Port Wentworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <4>
• Port Wentworth Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
• Garden City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Garden City
  • From Georgetown to Garden City
• Rossignol Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
• Bloomingdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloomingdale
  • From Georgetown to Bloomingdale
• Exley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Exley is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
• Montgomery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montgomery
  • From Georgetown to Montgomery

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 Georgetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Georgetown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Georgetown.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Georgetown ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Georgetown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Georgetown.