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Welcome to Georgetown ...

Georgetown is located in Gibson County<1>.

Georgetown is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Georgetown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Georgetown: 731

Communities Also Named Georgetown ...

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

  • Lavinia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ledbetter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
  • Elizabeth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
  • Humboldt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Milan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Churchton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Churchton is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Medina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Trenton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Union Central
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Union Central is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
  • Newbern
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Gibson, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.