Profile for Georgetown, Kentucky, KY

Georgetown is on Elkhorn Creek.

Former and merged names include:
· George Town
· Lebanon

Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan and his men visited the city twice during the Civil War. In 1862, they camped on the courthouse lawn. Two years later, they looted Georgetown after raiding nearby Lexington

Local festivals include:

• Scott County Fair - June 19-23, 2007
• Kite & Culture Festival - April 21-22, 2007
• Festival of the Horse - Oct. 5-7, 2007
• Old Fashioned Bluegrass Day - Sept. 15, 2007
• Whispering Woods Wild West Weekend - May 26-28, 2007
• Arts in the Park - July 1-Aug. 26, 2007
• Harvest Celebration - Oct. 6-28, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Georgetown & Scott County Museum, Ward Hall

Colleges and universities: Georgetown College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Georgetown

Cemeteries (7)

Colleges (1)

Communities (2)

Historic sites (1)

Hotels (10)

Libraries (1)

Museums (2)

Wineries (1)

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• Scott County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Georgetown demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Scott County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Lexington area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 40324 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Scott County Chamber of Commerce
• Scott County tourism

14% of Georgetown residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Georgetown ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Georgetown
• Cemeteries in Scott County
• Libraries in or near Georgetown

Post a query on a message board:

• Scott County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KY data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• Newspaper articles

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• Wineries near Georgetown

• Georgetown & Scott County, KY

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• Cemetery record compendium
• Kentucky cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Georgetown
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• Communities in Scott County

• Georgetown business guide
• Scott County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Kentucky
• Local ordinances in Kentucky (Partial selection)

• Crime in Scott County
• Arrests in Scott County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Kentucky
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Georgetown was $18,859, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Scott County economic census
• Scott County economic summary
• Scott County employment growth
• Scott County unemployment rate
• Kentucky economic data

20% of Georgetown residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Georgetown
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• School report cards
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• Air pollution in Scott County
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• Land contamination in Scott County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Kentucky
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Scott County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Kentucky

Georgetown festival dates:

• Scott County Fair - June 19-23, 2007
• Kite & Culture Festival - April 21-22, 2007
• Festival of the Horse - Oct. 5-7, 2007
• Old Fashioned Bluegrass Day - Sept. 15, 2007
• Whispering Woods Wild West Weekend - May 26-28, 2007
• Arts in the Park - July 1-Aug. 26, 2007
• Harvest Celebration - Oct. 6-28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Georgetown festival web sites:

• Festival of the Horse
• Kite & Culture Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kentucky county fairs
• Kentucky festivals (Kentucky tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Georgetown

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• Geocaches in Kentucky

• Georgetown items now on sale

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• Kentucky state government
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• State historical society

Historic districts in Georgetown include Main Street Commercial District ... View historic districts

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• Historic sites in Kentucky
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• Museums in Kentucky
• Kentucky state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Scott County genealogy forum

Median rent in Georgetown, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $445.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $851.

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Libraries in Georgetown include Scott County Public Library ... View libraries

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• Kentucky library

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Newspapers in Georgetown include Georgetown News-Graphic

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Scott County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Georgetown political report.

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• Kentucky elections board

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The average commute time for Georgetown workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 9 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Georgetown between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 5.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly higher than the national norm.

Hotels in Georgetown include Best Western Georgetown Corporate Center, Comfort Suites Georgetown, Country Inn & Suites, Country Inn & Suites, Econo Lodge of Georgetown, Georgetown Days Inn North of Lexington, Hampton Inn, Hotel Ivy Greater Lexington, Microtel Inn, Motel 6 Georgetown.

• Georgetown travel guide
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• Kentucky tourism bureau

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