Hugh et al, May I suggest that everyone bookmark this site: http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form You can answer most any US geography question here. Be sure to check yes for Query Variant Name? When I searched for Georgetown in Cecil County MD, I found that present day Fredericktown has the following list of variant names: Frederick Frederick Town Georgetown Happy Harbor Penningtons Point The Georgetown, formerly of Maryland, is located in the Southwest part of the District of Columbia. It is still called Georgetown. These are not the only Georgetowns in Maryland. Given all the royal Georges and America's own George Washington, it isn't surprising that the name is popular. -- Carol Askey Maryland USGenWeb Coordinator Allegany & Prince George's County MDGenWeb Coordinator