Welcome to Georgetown ...

Georgetown is located in Rutherford County<1>.

The location of Georgetown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

Georgetown is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Georgetown ...

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

• Murphree
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
  • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
• Smyrna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
• La Vergne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vergne
  • La Vergne is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vergne <4>
• Morrow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
  • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
• Nolensville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolensville
  • Nolensville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <4>
• Jefferson Pike
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
  • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
• Woodbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Cannon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
• Rural Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
  • Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
• Jamestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
• Snell ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
  • Snell is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people

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.

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 Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/