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Africa

  • Georgetown, Ascension Island
    Georgetown, Ascension Island
    Georgetown is the capital and chief settlement of Ascension Island, situated on the west coast of the island.The town is centred around St Mary's Church, part of the Anglican Diocese of St Helena and the former Exiles Club, which is on the site of the original Royal Marines barracks from the times...

    , main settlement of the British territory of Ascension Island
  • George, Western Cape
    George, Western Cape
    George is a city with 203,253 inhabitants in South Africa's Western Cape province. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre and the administrative and commercial hub of the Garden Route.- Location :...

    , South Africa, formerly known as Georgetown
  • Janjanbureh, The Gambia, formerly known as Georgetown

Asia

  • Georgetown, Allahabad
    Georgetown, Allahabad
    Georgetown is a locality/township of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India...

    , Uttar Pradesh
  • George Town, Chennai
    George Town, Chennai
    George Town is a historical neighbourhood of Fort St. George in Chennai , India. Also known as Black Town during the colonial period, the settlement was formed after the English constructed the fort and was the first settlement of the city of Madras, begun soon after the completion of the...

    , Tamil Nadu
  • George Town, Penang
    George Town, Penang
    George Town was voted as one of the best cities in Asia by Asiaweek, ranked 6th in 1998 and 9th in 2000. More recently, George Town has improved a notch to rank as the 9th most liveable city in Asia in a survey of 254 cities worldwide according to an international location ratings survey by , an...

    , the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang

Australia

  • Georgetown, New South Wales
    Georgetown, New South Wales
    Georgetown is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.-Origins:...

  • Georgetown, Queensland
    Georgetown, Queensland
    Georgetown is a town on the Etheridge River in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Gulf Developmental Road passes through the town, linking Cairns - 412 km to the east - and Normanton - 301 km to the west...

  • Georgetown, South Australia
    Georgetown, South Australia
    Georgetown is a town in the Mid North region of South Australia. The town is in the Northern Areas Council, north of the state capital, Adelaide on the Main North Road. At the 2006 census, Georgetown had a population of 119....

  • George Town, Tasmania
    George Town, Tasmania
    George Town is one of the larger towns in north-east Tasmania, on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Tamar River. At the 2006 census, George Town had a population of 4,266. It is the regional centre of the George Town Council Local Government Area....


Canada

  • Georgetown, Alberta
    Georgetown, Alberta
    Georgetown is a ghost town in Alberta. It is located at the foot of Mount Rundle, near Banff.- History :In 1901, the town of Anthracite's coal mining was falling into decline. Floods and further bad luck had plagued the mining operations since the Canadian Anthracite Coal Company closed its mine...

  • Georgetown, Ontario
    Georgetown, Ontario
    Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Regional Municipality of Halton. It is situated on the Credit River, located approximately 60 km west of Toronto making it part of the Greater Toronto Area...

    • Georgetown GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the community
  • Georgetown, Prince Edward Island
    Georgetown, Prince Edward Island
    Georgetown is a Canadian town and the county seat of Kings County, Prince Edward Island. As of 2011, the population was 693.-Geography:Georgetown, Capital of Kings County, sits on an 8 kilometre long peninsula formed by the Cardigan and Brudenell Rivers, Along with Georgetown Harbour...

  • Georgetown, Newfoundland and Labrador
    Georgetown, Newfoundland and Labrador
    Georgetown is a village located south east of Bay Roberts. Population in 1956 was 266.-See also:* List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador* Royal eponyms in Canada...


Europe

  • Georgetown, Blaenau Gwent, now part of the town of Tredegar
    Tredegar
    Tredegar is a town situated on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales...

     in Wales
  • Es Castell
    Es Castell
    Es Castell is a small municipality in eastern Minorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain. The town was founded in 1771 by British Col. Patrick Mackellar and was originally called Georgetown in honour of King George III, however it takes its current name from the large fort nearby, known to the British...

     in Minorca, Spain, originally called Georgetown

United States

  • Georgetown, Alaska
    Georgetown, Alaska
    Georgetown is an unincorporated Alaska Native village located in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The population as of the 2000 census was 3.- Geography :...

  • Georgetown, Arkansas
    Georgetown, Arkansas
    Georgetown is a town in southeastern White County, Arkansas, United States, overlooking the White River. First settled in 1789 before the Louisiana Purchase, the community is the oldest continuously settled area in Arkansas...

  • Georgetown, California
    Georgetown, California
    Georgetown is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California. It is the northeastern-most town in the Californian Mother Lode. The population was 2,367 at the 2010 census, up from 962 at the 2000 census...

  • Georgetown, Colorado
    Georgetown, Colorado
    The historic town of Georgetown is a Territorial Charter Municipality that is the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The former silver mining camp along Clear Creek in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains was established in 1859 during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush...

  • Georgetown, Connecticut
    Georgetown, Connecticut
    Georgetown is a village and census-designated place in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is located at the point where the towns of Wilton, Redding, Ridgefield, and Weston meet....

    , an unincorporated CDP of Fairfield County in the foothills of the Appalachians
  • Georgetown, Delaware
    Georgetown, Delaware
    Georgetown is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2010 census figures, the population of the town is 6,422, an increase of 38.3% over the previous decade...

  • Georgetown Hundred
    Georgetown Hundred
    Georgetown Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Georgetown Hundred was formed in 1863 from Broadkill Hundred. Its primary community is Georgetown.-References:...

    , an unincorporated subdivision of Sussex County, Delaware; see List of Delaware Hundreds
  • Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)
    • Georgetown Reservoir
      Georgetown Reservoir
      The Georgetown Reservoir is a reservoir that is part of the water supply and treatment infrastructure for the District of Columbia. It is located in the Palisades neighborhood of Washington, D.C., approximately two miles downstream from the Maryland–D.C. boundary.The reservoir was built by the...

  • Georgetown, Florida
    Georgetown, Florida
    Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, Florida, United States, located on the shores of Lake George.-Geography:Georgetown is located at . Its elevation in 23 feet ....

  • Georgetown, Chatham County, Georgia
    Georgetown, Chatham County, Georgia
    Georgetown is a census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 11,823 at the 2010 census. Georgetown lies across the Forest River from Savannah, Georgia, and is a suburban "bedroom community" of Savannah, where most of its adult residents work...

    , an unincorporated suburb of Savannah
  • Georgetown, Dunwoody, Georgia, a neighborhood
  • Georgetown, Quitman County, Georgia
    Georgetown, Quitman County, Georgia
    Georgetown is a city in Quitman County, Georgia, United States. The population was 973 at the 2000 census.- History :Georgetown was destroyed by fire in 1903; every building except for the post office and three houses were destroyed by the fire.-Geography:...

    , an incorporated town and county seat
  • Georgetown, Idaho
    Georgetown, Idaho
    Georgetown is a city in the Bear River Valley in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States, at the center of a farming area between the river and the mountains to the east. It was settled by Mormon pioneers on the route of the Oregon Trail. The population was 538 at the 2000 census. U.S...

  • Georgetown, Illinois
    Georgetown, Illinois
    Georgetown is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the 'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 3,628 at the 2000 census, and 3,412 as of an estimate in 2009.-History:...

  • Georgetown, Cass County, Indiana
    Georgetown, Cass County, Indiana
    Georgetown is an unincorporated town in Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana....

  • Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana
    Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana
    Georgetown is a town in Floyd County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,876 at the 2010 census.-Notable people:*R. Carlyle Buley, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1951, was born in Georgetown on July 8, 1893...

  • Georgetown, St. Joseph County, Indiana
    Georgetown, St. Joseph County, Indiana
    Georgetown is a census-designated place in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,497 at the 2000 census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Georgetown, Kentucky
    Georgetown, Kentucky
    Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,098 at the 2010 census. The original settlement of Lebanon, founded by Rev. Elijah Craig, was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington. It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts...

  • Georgetown, Louisiana
    Georgetown, Louisiana
    Georgetown is a village in Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 301 at the 2000 census.-History:...

  • Georgetown, Maine
    Georgetown, Maine
    Georgetown is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,020 at the 2000 census. Home to Reid State Park, the town is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area...

  • Georgetown, Maryland
    Georgetown, Maryland
    Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The former Georgetown located in Montgomery County, Maryland, was incorporated into the District of Columbia when it was created in 1790.-References:...

  • Georgetown, Massachusetts
    Georgetown, Massachusetts
    Georgetown is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,183 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1838 from part of Rowley.-History:...

  • Georgetown Township, Michigan
    Georgetown Township, Michigan
    Georgetown Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 41,658 at the 2000 census...

  • Georgetown, Minnesota
    Georgetown, Minnesota
    Georgetown is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, along the Buffalo River near its confluence with the Red River of the North. The population was 129 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

  • Georgetown Township, Minnesota
    Georgetown Township, Minnesota
    Georgetown Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 188 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

  • Georgetown, Mississippi
    Georgetown, Mississippi
    Georgetown is a town in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 344 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Georgetown is located at ....

  • Georgetown, New Jersey
    Georgetown, New Jersey
    Georgetown is an unincorporated community within Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. It was named after George Sykes, who served in the U.S. Congress.-Transportation:...

  • Georgetown, New York
    Georgetown, New York
    Georgetown is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 946 at the 2000 census.The Town of Georgetown is on the south border of the county.- History :The town was first settled around 1804....

    , a town in Madison County, New York
    Madison County, New York
    Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 73,442. It is named after James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America...

  • Georgetown, Brooklyn
    Georgetown, Brooklyn
    Georgetown is a small neighborhood east of Ralph Avenue in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18....

    , New York, a neighborhood in New York City
    New York City
    New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

  • Georgetown, Ohio
    Georgetown, Ohio
    Georgetown is a village in Brown County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,691 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Brown County. Georgetown was the childhood home of Ulysses S...

  • Georgetown, Pennsylvania
    Georgetown, Pennsylvania
    This article is about Georgetown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. See also: Georgetown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.Georgetown is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 182 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1793 by Benoni Dawson...

  • Georgetown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
    Georgetown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
    Georgetown is a small, unincorporated community located in Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is located approximately 54 miles from Philadelphia...

  • Georgetown, South Carolina
    Georgetown, South Carolina
    Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Low Country. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Great Pee Dee River, Waccamaw River, and Sampit River, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina,...

  • Georgetown, Tennessee
    Georgetown, Tennessee
    Georgetown is an unincorporated community at the junction of Bradley, Hamilton, and Meigs counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The small community is located along State Route 60....

  • Georgetown, Texas
    Georgetown, Texas
    Georgetown is a city and also the county seat of Williamson County, Texas, United States with a population of 47,400 at the 2010 census. Southwestern University, founded in 1840, is the oldest university in Texas and is located in Georgetown, about 1/2 mile east of the historic square...

  • Georgetown, Seattle
  • Georgetown, Berkeley County, West Virginia
    Georgetown, Berkeley County, West Virginia
    Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia. It is located south of Little Georgetown on County Route 2....

  • Georgetown, Lewis County, West Virginia
    Georgetown, Lewis County, West Virginia
    Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. It is adjacent to Stonewall Resort State Park....

  • Georgetown, Marshall County, West Virginia
    Georgetown, Marshall County, West Virginia
    Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on County Route 250/14 along the Pennsylvania Fork Fish Creek near the Pennsylvania border....

  • Georgetown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
    Georgetown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
    Georgetown is an unincorporated community on U.S. Route 19 in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States....

  • Georgetown, Polk County, Wisconsin
    Georgetown, Polk County, Wisconsin
    Georgetown is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,004 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Bunyan and Fox Creek are located in the town.-Geography:...

  • Georgetown, Price County, Wisconsin
    Georgetown, Price County, Wisconsin
    Georgetown is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 164 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 53.7 square miles , of which, 53.6 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it ...


Schools, colleges and universities

  • Georgetown University
    Georgetown University
    Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...

    , Washington, D.C., United States
    • Georgetown Hoyas
      Georgetown Hoyas
      Georgetown's nickname is The Hoyas, but its mascot is "Jack the Bulldog." Various breeds of dogs have been used by the sports teams as mascots since the early 1900s. Several notable bull terriers like Sergeant Stubby and "Hoya" were used at football games in the 1920s, as was a Great Dane in the...

      , this school's athletic program
  • Georgetown College (Kentucky), Kentucky, United States
  • Georgetown Day School
    Georgetown Day School
    Georgetown Day School is a pre-K-12 private preparatory school in Washington, D.C..-History:GDS was founded in 1945 as the first integrated school in the District of Columbia.-Academics:...

    , a private K-12 school in Washington, D.C.
  • Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
    Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
    Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School was founded in Washington, DC in 1799 as the Georgetown Academy for Young Ladies. It was also formally referred to as the Convent and Academy of the Visitation. Since 1799, the school has continued for over 200 years as a college preparatory school for women...

    , a Catholic girls' school in Washington, D.C.
  • Georgetown Preparatory School
    Georgetown Preparatory School
    Georgetown Preparatory School is an American Jesuit college preparatory school for grades 9 through 12. It is the oldest all boys school in the United States, and the only Jesuit boarding school in the country...

    , a Catholic boys' school in Bethesda, Maryland.

Entertainment

  • Georgetown (film), a 2002 TV movie starring Helen Mirren
    Helen Mirren
    Dame Helen Mirren, DBE is an English actor. She has won an Academy Award for Best Actress, four SAG Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards.-Early life and family:...

  • Georgetown, a 2011 upcoming ABC
    American Broadcasting Company
    The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

     television pilot
    Television pilot
    A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...

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