Do you know of Germantown ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Germantown. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Germantown.

Our sources for Germantown (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Germantown other than they indicate that Germantown would be found somewhere in Smith County, Kansas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1871 and closed  in 1893.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Germantown ...

We found 55 communities that share the name Germantown.

There are three communities within Kansas that are also named Germantown.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another 52 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 52 communities, 53 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

• Communities Located In Kansas ...
  • Miami County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Germantown [Miami County].
  • Phillips County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Germantown [Phillips County].
  • Pottawatomie County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Germantown [Pottawatomie County].

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Conway County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Germantown [Conway County].
  • California
    • Glenn County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Germantown [Glenn County].
  • Connecticut
    • Fairfield County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Germantown [Fairfield County].
  • Georgia
    • Camden County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Germantown [Camden County].
    • Polk County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Germantown [Polk County].
  • Illinois
    • Clinton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Germantown [Clinton County].
    • Woodford County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Germantown [Woodford County].
  • Indiana
    • Decatur County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Germantown [Decatur County].
    • Marion County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Germantown [Marion County].
    • Shelby County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Germantown [Shelby County].
    • Wayne County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Germantown [Wayne County].
  • Iowa
    • O'Brien County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Germantown [O'Brien County].
  • Kentucky
    • Bracken County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Germantown [Bracken County].
  • Louisiana
    • Webster Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Germantown [Webster Parish].
  • Maryland
    • Anne Arundel County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Germantown [Anne Arundel County].
    • Baltimore County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Germantown [Baltimore County].
    • Montgomery County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Germantown [Montgomery County].
    • Worcester County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Germantown [Worcester County].
  • Massachusetts
    • Norfolk County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Germantown [Norfolk County].
    • Suffolk County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Germantown [Suffolk County].
  • Missouri
    • Boone County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Germantown [Boone County].
    • Henry County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Germantown [Henry County].
  • Nebraska
    • Seward County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Germantown [Seward County].
  • New Brunswick
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Germantown.
  • New Jersey
    • Sussex County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Germantown [Sussex County].
  • New York
    • Allegany County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Germantown [Allegany County].
    • Columbia County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Germantown [Columbia County].
    • Orange County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Germantown [Orange County].
  • North Carolina
    • Hyde County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Germantown [Hyde County].
    • Stokes County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Germantown [Stokes County].
  • Ohio
    • Huron County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Germantown [Huron County].
    • Mahoning County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Germantown [Mahoning County].
    • Montgomery County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Germantown [Montgomery County].
    • Trumbull County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Germantown [Trumbull County].
    • Washington County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Germantown [Washington County].
    • Wyandot County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Germantown [Wyandot County].
  • Ontario
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Germantown.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Adams County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Germantown [Adams County].
    • Cambria County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Germantown [Cambria County].
    • Columbia County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Germantown [Columbia County].
    • Franklin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Germantown [Franklin County].
    • Philadelphia County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Germantown [Philadelphia County].
    • Pike County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Germantown [Pike County].
  • South Carolina
    • Charleston County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Germantown [Charleston County].
  • Tennessee
    • Cheatham County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Germantown [Cheatham County].
    • Davidson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Germantown [Davidson County].
    • Shelby County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Germantown [Shelby County].
  • Texas
    • Goliad County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Germantown [Goliad County].
  • Virginia
    • Bath County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Germantown [Bath County].
    • Fauquier County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Germantown [Fauquier County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Richland County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Germantown [Richland County].
    • Washington County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Germantown [Washington County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Germantown ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Germantown:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Germantown - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Smith County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Smith County.