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Welcome to Germania ...

Germania is located in Yazoo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Germania, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Germania is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Germania lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Germania: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Germania ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Germania - they are located in Alabama (2), Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Germania ...

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

  • Flora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Flora is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
  • Edwards
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bolton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolton is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Bentonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Satartia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Satartia is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Russellville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Russellville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Oil City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oil City is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Adelle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Adelle is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
  • Anding
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Anding is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
  • Haynes Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Germania ...

Looking for more information about Germania? 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 Germania, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Germania.

Adding Germania to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Germania 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 (so far) for Germania was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Germania post office opened in 1909. The Germania post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Germania.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yazoo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Germania - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Germania area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Germania area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/