Historical Marker

Georgetown

Georgetown · Quitman County · Erected 1960

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The Story

Settled in the 1830s as Tobanana, the town was renamed in 1836 for Georgetown, D.C., and became Quitman County's seat in 1859; the original Lower Creek town of Eufaula once stood nearby on the Chattahoochee.

About this site

Georgetown is a historical marker in Georgetown, Quitman County, erected in 1960. It is one of 4 historical markers documented in Quitman County, among 22 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.8858, -85.1090 near Georgetown. The nearest cataloged historic site is Quitman County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Quitman County Courthouse and Old Jail, Quitman County’s Old Jail, and Quitman County Courthouse.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 31.8858, -85.1090 · Georgetown, Quitman County

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