Georgetown, KY, United States
Scott County, 1792. Formed out of a part of Woodford County, it was the second created after Kentucky became a state. Named for Gen. Charles Scott, 1739-1813, a Va. native. Officer in Revolution, saw service at Trenton, 1776, Germantown and Monmouth, 1777, Stony Point, 1779. Came to Kentucky in 1785
. Represented Woodford Co. in the Va. Assembly, 1789-90. Fourth governor of Ky., 1808-12.
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