Welcome to New Germany ...

New Germany is located in Garrett County<1>.

The location of New Germany has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Germany, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

New Germany is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of New Germany is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: New Germany lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for New Germany: (301) & (240)<4>

Communities Also Named New Germany ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named New Germany - they are located in Minnesota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Germany.

Communities near New Germany ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Germany.

• Cumberland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Frostburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <5>
• Keyser
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <5>
• Meyersdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <5>
• Westernport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <5>
• Lonaconing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <5>
• Carpendale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Grantsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Rockwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
• Piedmont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>

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 New Germany. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Germany.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Germany. 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 New Germany.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Germany. See our Newspapers Page for New Germany.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Germany ...

Looking for more information about New Germany? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Germany, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Germany.

Adding New Germany to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Germany 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 New Germany was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Germany post office opened in 1883.

We also found New Germany in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Germany.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Germany. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/