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Welcome to West Georgetown ...

West Georgetown is located in Sagadahoc County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Freeport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Wiscasset
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Richmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Woolwich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Boothbay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowdoinham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Sagadahoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Georgetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/