Georgetown is a city in Quitman County, Georgia, United States. It is on the

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state line next to Walter F. George Lake and across the Chattahoochee River from Eufaula, Alabama. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,235. In 2006, Georgetown and Quitman County voted to consolidate their governments, becoming the smallest such consolidated entity in the Lower 48 states.

History

Settled in the early 1830s, Georgetown was first named Tobanana for the nearby creek. The Tobanana Post Office was established on January 10, 1833. On September 21, 1836, the name of the town was changed to "Georgetown" after the historic neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Georgetown was designated in 1859 as the

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of Quitman County and was laid out as a town by order of the Inferior Court. The town was incorporated by an act of the legislature on December 9, 1859. A brigade of federal cavalry, commanded by General Benjamin Grierson, camped for a time near Georgetown on the banks of the Tobanana Creek at the close of the

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. Georgetown was destroyed by fire in 1903; every building except for the post office and three houses were destroyed.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (30.46%) is water. U.S. Route 82, as well as Georgia State Routes 27 and 39, are the main highways through the city. U.S. 82 runs west–east through the city as Middle Street, leading west to Eufaula,

across the Chattahoochee River and southeast to

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. GA-39 runs north–south through the city briefly concurrent with U.S. 82, leading north to

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and south to Fort Gaines. GA-27 begins in the city and leads northeast to Lumpkin.

Demographics

In 2000, there were 973 people, 367 households, and 274 families residing in the city. The population density was . By the 2020 census, there were 2,235 people residing in the city, down from 2,513 in 2010.

Education

The Quitman County School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve. It consists of one elementary-middle school, and one

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that consists of grades ninth through twelfth. The district has 22 full-time teachers and over 314 students.School Stats
Retrieved June 25, 2010. County students attended Stewart-Quitman High School (now Stewart County High School) from 1978, until Quitman County High opened, in 2009.

Notable residents

* Bryant T. Castellow (1876–1962), born near Georgetown; a politician, educator and lawyer * The Castellows, country music trio * Gladys L. Catchings (1901–1992), born in Georgetown; a nurse, hospital administrator and educator

Gallery

File:Quitman County Courthouse; Georgetown, GA.JPG, Quitman County Courthouse was built in 1939 by the

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using federal relief funds. It was added to the

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. File:Quitman County Jail; Georgetown, GA (NRHP).JPG, The old Quitman County Jail. It was added to the

. File:Georgetown, GA City Hall.JPG, Georgetown City Hall. File:Georgetown, GA Post Office (39854).JPG, Georgetown Post Office ( ZIP code: 39854)

References

External links

Official website of Georgetown -Quitman County
{{authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Quitman County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia populated places on the Chattahoochee River Consolidated city-counties