1772History
Stone (1772−1844) – Presbyterian and Restorationist preacher of the Second Great Awakening
Steve Zahn (1967− ) – actor; lives on a farm in Scott County.
1774History
Anglo-American exploration can be dated to the late colonial period and a June 1774 surveying expedition from Fincastle County, Virginia, led by Colonel John Floyd.
1775Government
John McClellan was the first English colonist to settle the area and established McClellan's Station there in 1775, but the compound was abandoned following an Indian attack on ...
1782Government
In 1782, the Baptist preacher Elijah Craig led his congregation to the site from Orange County, Virginia, and established a new settlement which he called Lebanon.
1784Government
This was incorporated by the Virginia legislature in 1784.
1789Government
He also founded a distillery in 1789, as well as a school called the Rittenhouse Academy.
1790History
Elijah Craig and was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington.
1792History
state in 1792 and formed Scott County, George Town became the county seat.
1794History
John McCracken Robinson (1794−1893) – politician, US Senator from Illinois.
1803History
Faulkner (1803–1874) – composer of the song "The Arkansas Traveler".
1808History
Pitts (1808–1874) – influential Methodist minister.
1813Infrastructure
John Hunter Herndon (1813–1878) – Texas lawyer, judge and railroad president.
1823History
James McHall Jones (1823–1851) – US District Judge.
1826History
Mary Cyrene Burch Breckinridge (1826–1907) – wife of Vice President John C.
1831Architecture
Burbridge (1831–1894) – U.S.
1833History
Hatch (1833−1896) – politician, US Representative from Missouri.
1838Military
Duke (1838−1916) – lawyer and Confederate general officer during the Civil War.
1839History
Cantrill (1839–1908) – politician, Lt.
1846History
Its name was formally changed to Georgetown in 1846.
1848History
James Marion Frost (1848–1916) – pastor and author.
1851History
Applegate (1851–1928) – thoroughbred bookmaker, breeder, racer and track owner.
1853History
Cable (1853–1923) – politician, US Representative from Illinois.
1854Government
Johnson (1854−1911) – US Representative from Ohio 1891–95, Mayor of Cleveland 1901–1909.
1859History
Jackson Showalter (1859–1935) – five-time U.S.
1862History
John Hunt Morgan twice, once on July 15, 1862, and the second time on July 10, 1864.
1870History
Campbell Cantrill (1870–1923) – politician, US Representative from Kentucky.
1881History
Howe (1881–1942) – chemical engineer, editor and author.
1896Government
In 1896 a girl's academy was founded by the Catholic Sisters of Visitation.
1913Government
Governor of Kentucky, judge
Jean Murrell Capers (1913−2017) - Ohio state judge and Cleveland City Council member.
1948Education
Mike Ayers (1948– ) – former football coach for East Tennessee State University and Wofford College
Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1825−1897) – politician, representative to the Con...
1980Education
Hamilton (1980− ) – head men's basketball coach at Eastern Kentucky University
William H.
1984History
Larry D (1984– ) – professional wrestler and promoter
Broadus Mitchell (1892–1988) – historian, author and professor.
1985Government
The selection of Georgetown as the site of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky in 1985 has resulted in the greatest period of growth in the city's history.
1987Education
The school closed in 1987, and was adapted as the Cardome Centre.
1988Architecture
The plant opened in 1988; it builds the Camry, Camry Hybrid, Lexus ES, and RAV4 Hybrid automobiles.
2010History
== Demographics ==
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 29,098 people 10,733 households, and 7,452 families in the city.
2018Infrastructure
== Economy ==
=== Top employers ===
According to the city's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the largest employers in the city are:
== Sports ==
Georgetown is hom...
2019History
It previously served as a community center for the city of Georgetown, but was purchased by the Catholic Diocese of Lexington in 2019.