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Welcome to Georgetown ...

Georgetown is located in Beaver County<1>.


The location of 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 Georgetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1801.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Georgetown has a population of 162 people<3> (see below for details).

Georgetown is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Georgetown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Georgetown, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Georgetown had an population of 162 people. This is a decrease of 6.9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Georgetown had a population of 174 people. This makes Georgetown the county's 27th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 174 people, the population of Georgetown decreased 4.4% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 182 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Georgetown.

Communities Also Named Georgetown ...

While we believe that this Georgetown is located in Beaver County, we know of another 7 Pennsylvania communities named Georgetown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Adams, Armstrong, Lancaster, Luzerne, Northampton, Northumberland and Wayne County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, 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, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (3), North Carolina (6), Ohio (9), Oklahoma, Ontario, 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.

  • Weirton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
    • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <5>
  • Steubenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • East Liverpool
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Economy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Aliquippa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
    • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <5>
  • Beaver Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellwood City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ambridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
    • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <5>
  • Columbiana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • New Brighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
    • New Brighton is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <5>

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.

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.<6>

From that list, the Georgetown post office opened in 1801.

We also found Georgetown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Georgetown.

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 Beaver County: www.co.beaver.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Beaver, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Georgetown.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Georgetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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