Coordinates: 40°10′15″N 85°07′45″W / 40.17083°N 85.12917°W / 40.17083; -85.12917

Georgetown, Randolph County, Indiana

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Georgetown
Georgetown is located in Indiana
Georgetown
Georgetown
Georgetown is located in the United States
Georgetown
Georgetown
Coordinates: 40°10′15″N 85°07′45″W / 40.17083°N 85.12917°W / 40.17083; -85.12917
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRandolph
TownshipStoney Creek
Elevation1,007 ft (307 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47340
Area code765
GNIS feature ID452093[1]

Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Stoney Creek Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Georgetown was laid out in 1835.[2] The town never amounted to much and by 1882 was described as "totally extinct".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Georgetown, Randolph County, Indiana
  2. ^ The Indiana Gazetteer: Or Topographical Dictionary of the State of Indiana. E. Chamberlain. 1849. p. 234.
  3. ^ Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 469.