Borough of Georgetown

Borough of Georgetown is a locality in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Borough of Georgetown is situated nearby to the hamlet Smiths Ferry, as well as near the village Glasgow.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Little Blue Run and Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey.

Little Blue Run

Reservoir

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

Little Blue Run Lake or Little Blue Run is the largest coal ash impound in the United States. Ohio-based FirstEnergy owns the site, located in Western Pennsylvania and parts of the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, and has disposed of billions of gallons of coal waste into the body of water. Little Blue Run is situated 2 miles southwest of Borough of Georgetown.

Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey

Monument

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey is the point from which the United States in 1786 began the formal survey of the lands known then as the Northwest Territory, now making up all of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.

Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 173

Nature reserve

The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 148 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Beaver County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, hiking, bird watching, wildlife photography and other activities. Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 173 is situated 2½ miles northeast of Borough of Georgetown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lawrenceville.

Lawrenceville

Village

Lawrenceville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Hancock County, West Virginia, United States. It is directly adjacent to the city of Chester, and has been closely connected to it throughout its history. Lawrenceville is situated 3 miles southwest of Borough of Georgetown.

Borough of Georgetown

Type: Locality with 174 residents
Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.6418° or 40° 38′ 31″ north

Longitude

-80.4993° or 80° 29′ 58″ west

Population

174

Elevation

751 feet (229 metres)

Open location code

86GXJGR2+P7

GeoNames ID

5190993

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Georgetown Cemetery and Little Beaver Creek.

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