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Welcome to Georgetown ...

Georgetown is located in Bradley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Georgetown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

Georgetown is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Georgetown (for example, toward Dunlap), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Georgetown: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Georgetown ...

While we believe that this Georgetown is located in Bradley County, we know of another 6 Tennessee communities named Georgetown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Gibson, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Montgomery and Rutherford County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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, Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), 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.

  • Cleveland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Soddy - Daisy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Soddy Lake Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
  • Middle Valley Estates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 people
  • Collegedale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Harrison Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
  • Dayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • South Cleveland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
  • Wildwood Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
  • Sale Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 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 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 (so far) for Georgetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Georgetown post office opened in 1867.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Georgetown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Bradley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Georgetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Georgetown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. 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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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