Welcome to Georgetown ...
The town of Georgetown is located in Copiah County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Georgetown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Georgetown has a population of 270 people<2> (see below for details).
Georgetown is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Georgetown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Georgetown: 601 & 769<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Georgetown had an population of 270 people. This is a decrease of 5.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.51% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Georgetown had a population of 286 people. This makes Georgetown the county's 5th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 286 people, the population of Georgetown decreased 16.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 344 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Georgetown.
Communities Also Named Georgetown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 109 communities that are also named Georgetown - they are located in Alabama (5), Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (7), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (6), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, 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.
- Crystal Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Springs <5>
- Florence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
- Hazlehurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Hazlehurst is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazlehurst <5>
- Mendenhall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
- Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <5>
- Wesson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
- Wesson is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <5>
- Terry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Terry is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terry <5>
- D'Lo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - New Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <5>
- Beauregard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Braxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Georgetown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Georgetown.
Adding Georgetown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of 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 Georgetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Georgetown post office opened in 1826.
We also found Georgetown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Georgetown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Georgetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Copiah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Georgetown. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Georgetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Georgetown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Georgetown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |