Founding of Georgetown

According to local tradition Williamson County's first six commissioners met here under a stately oak tree in May 1848 to decide where the county seat should be located. Prominent local landowner George Washington Glasscock, Sr., later joined them and offered to donate an area of land bounded by the tree at one corner and the San Gabriel River to the north and west as a site for the county seat. The commissioners accepted his offer and in July 1848 named the town Georgetown in Glasscock's honor. The landmark oak tree was felled by a storm in 1886. (1994)

Founding of Georgetown is a historical marker in Georgetown, Williamson County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 241 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 448 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.6359, -97.6761 near Georgetown. The nearest cataloged historic site is Grace Episcopal Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Caswell House, Georgetown Fire House and Old City Hall, and Sansom--Schmalenbeck House (Gone).

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013924. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.