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Street map of Georgetown, Illinois

GEORGETOWN

Illinois
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The Georgetown Collection

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Georgetown, Illinois gifts and souvenirs: 17 designs made from Georgetown's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.

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Georgetown Hometown Ornament$23
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Georgetown was established in 1826 and was platted by James Haworth with the length of a grapevine, although the first home was established in 1820 by Henry Johnson. Georgetown is the birthplace of Roy Owen West, politician.

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Georgetown over time

Population 2010: 3,474 → 2020: 3,143

From Wikidata (CC0).

A short history of Georgetown

Georgetown was established in 1826 and was platted by James Haworth with the length of a grapevine, although the first home was established in 1820 by Henry Johnson. The town may have been named after George Beckwith, since Danville had been named after Dan Beckwith; another possibility is that it was named after James Haworth's son George. The first post office was established in 1828.

The Paris and Danville Railroad was built in 1871, and the "Interurban" started carrying passengers between Georgetown and Danville sometime after 1900.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Georgetown, Illinois, revision 1377780403 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Georgetown's population was 3,143 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 3,474 in 2010.