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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Germantown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Germantown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Germantown, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Germantown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Germantown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Germantown ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: German Town.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Germantown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Germantown.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Germantown is historic, it would have been located within present day Boone County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Germantown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Germantown:
- Boone County (The home county of Germantown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Hinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Riggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Switch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Hallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rocheport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Sturgeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McBaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Pierpont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Centralia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Larrabee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Saling ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Tulip
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Mexico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vandiver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Stephens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Lindbergh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Hatton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Kingdom City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Folsom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Auxvasse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Lewis Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Oil City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Wooldridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Clarks Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Windsor Place village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Boonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Lone Elm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lamine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Bellair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Bunceton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Pilot Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Sebree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Steinmetz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Lupus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Middle Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Evansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Clark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Higbee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Renick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Yates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Moberly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clifton Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- West Glasgow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Arrow Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saline City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Germantown, see our County-by-County Page for Germantown.
Cemeteries Near Germantown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Germantown.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Germantown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Germantown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Botner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dripping Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nailer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goodin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Columbia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Givens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hourigan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Germantown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Germantown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Hinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Perche ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Perche is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perche
- Woodlandville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Switzler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Switzler is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzler
- Stephens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Riggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Switch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Rileysburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rileysburg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Sebree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
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- Rocheport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Overton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Overton is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Germantown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Germantown.
Newspapers Published in Germantown ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Germantown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Germantown, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Germantown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Germantown:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Callaway County
- Chariton County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Moniteau County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Germantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |