Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Germantown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Germantown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Paullina
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Marcus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cleghorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Hospers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Gaza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Archer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Primghar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newkirk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newkirk is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Remsen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Orange City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carnes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carnes is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Sheldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oyens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Sanborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cherokee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Seney is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Boyden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fielding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ritter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ritter is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Maurice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Germantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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