Georgetown, TX (Grayson County)

Type: General Entry

Published: 1952

Updated: November 7, 2015

Georgetown was near the Red River four miles north of what is now the site of Pottsboro in north central Grayson County. The community was likely named for George Ivy (Ivey), who owned the land where Fort Johnston was located in 1840, but later renamed for George R. Reeves, who represented Grayson County in the legislature from 1856 to 1858. As other communities developed nearby and Fort Johnson was vacated, the Georgetown residents left, and the community dissolved.

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Mattie D. Lucas and Mita H. Hall, A History of Grayson County (Sherman, Texas, 1936). Northern Standard, July 31, 1852.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

David Minor, “Georgetown, TX (Grayson County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed August 10, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/georgetown-tx-grayson-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: 1952
Most Recent Revision Date:: November 7, 2015

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2022–2023

Texas Almanac 2020-2021


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Georgetown
Currently Exists: No
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 1357961
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Grayson County
Associated Names: Fink
Coordinates: Latitude: 33.78732590°

Longitude: -96.68805220°

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