Welcome to Germania ...
Germania is located in Marquette County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Germania, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Germania, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
Germania is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Germania lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Germania ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Germania: This one is located in Marquette County and the other is located in Iron County.
Beyond Wisconsin, there are 12 communities that are also named Germania - they are located in Alabama (2), Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Germania.
Communities near Germania ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Germania.
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Wautoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Redgranite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Montello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Markesan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Westfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Green Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Wild Rose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Germania. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Germania.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Germania. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Germania.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Germania. See our Newspapers Page for Germania.
Adding Germania to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Germania in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Germania was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Germania post office opened in 1855.
We also found Germania in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Germania.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Germania. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marquette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Germania - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |