Georgetown, Maryland

Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States

39°21′42″N 75°52′49″W / 39.36167°N 75.88028°W / 39.36167; -75.88028CountryUnited StatesStateMarylandCountyKentElevation

33 ft (10 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

21930

Area code(s)410, 443, and 667GNIS feature ID590291^[1]

Georgetown is an unincorporated community in northeastern Kent County, Maryland, United States. The community was laid out in 1736. Georgetown was named for Prince George who later became King of the United Kingdom.^[1] Georgetown is located on the south side of the Sassafras River at the Maryland Route 213 bridge, north of Galena and south of Cecilton.^[2] Directly to the north across the river is the unincorporated community of Fredericktown in Cecil County.

The Nellie Crockett and Valley Cottage are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Education

It is in the Kent County Public Schools. Kent County Middle School is in Chestertown, and Kent County High School is in an unincorporated area, in the Butlertown CDP with a Worton postal address.

The community was formerly assigned to Millington Elementary School.^[4] In 2017 the school board voted to close Millington Elementary School.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Georgetown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Georgetown, MD". USGS Galena 7.5-minute quadrangle. ACME Mapper. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Profile". Millington Elementary School. October 2, 2006. Archived from the original on October 2, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ "Board of Education Action and Written Decision to Close Millington Elementary School and Worton Elementary School" (PDF). Kent County Public Schools. March 22, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2021.