Welcome to Georgetown ...
So far, we found very little information about Georgetown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Georgetown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Georgetown, please Contact Us.
Georgetown would have been located within present day Kane County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Georgetown, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Georgetown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Georgetown is 5,800 feet [1,768 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Georgetown is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Georgetown was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Georgetown and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
If Georgetown still existed, it would have been in the (435) area code.
Communities Also Named Georgetown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Georgetown: This one is located in Kane County and the other is located in Salt Lake County.
Beyond Utah, 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), Tennessee (7), Texas (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.
- Tropic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropic
- Tropic is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tropic <5>
- Henrieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrieville
- Henrieville is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrieville <5>
- Bryce Canyon City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce Canyon City
- Bryce Canyon City is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryce Canyon City <5>
- Loseeville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loseeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loseeville
- Loseeville is located in Garfield County
- Loseeville has also been known as:
- Losee
- New Clifton
- Bryce Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce Canyon
- Bryce Canyon is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryce Canyon <5>
- Paria ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paria
- Paria is located in Kane County
- Widtsoe Junction ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widtsoe Junction
- Widtsoe Junction is located in Garfield County
- Widtsoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widtsoe
- Widtsoe is located in Garfield County
- Former names for Widtsoe:
- Adairville
- Houston
- Winder
- Hatch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Hatch is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <5>
- Hillsdale
(22 miles [35.4 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.
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>
From that list, the Georgetown post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Georgetown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Georgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Kane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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> | 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/ |