Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Germantown is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Bates, Benton, Cass, Johnson, Pettis & Saint Clair.
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:
- Henry County (The home county of Germantown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Montrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Due
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Urich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hartwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Deepwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maurine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Brownington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Norris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Blairstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Alberta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Calhoun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Tightwad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Mayesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Prairie City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Passaic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Adrian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rich Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nyhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- New Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Burdett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Foster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Amoret
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Benton County
- Racket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Creighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Austin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Archie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gunn City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gunn City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- East Lynne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Main City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Harrisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Lebeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- El Dorado Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Quick City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Chilhowee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- La Tour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- La Tour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
- Latour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Leeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Cornelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Holden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Henrietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Appleton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Lowry City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Monegaw Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Osceola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Cobb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Schell City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Horton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Walker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Metz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
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.
- St. Ludger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Ludgers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Montrose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Snodgrass Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vickers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fennewald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Radford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Appleton City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Fewel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<2>
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.
- Montrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnstown is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Spruce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spruce is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Appleton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- La Due
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Mayesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Lucas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Ballard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Copeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Hartwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Pleasant Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Johnson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Ohio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ohio is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Deepwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 138 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 30 miles [48.3 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Benton County
- Cass County
- Cedar County
- Johnson County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Germantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |