Welcome to Germanton ...

Germanton is located in Stokes County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Germanton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1794.

Germanton is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Germanton lies within the (336) area code.

Communities near Germanton ...

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

• Winston - Salem
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
  • Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <4>
• Kernersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
  • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <4>
• Clemmons
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
  • Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <4>
• Lewisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <4>
• Summerfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <4>
• Oak Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
• King
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • King is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
• Stokesdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
  • Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <4>
• Walkertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
  • Walkertown is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkertown <4>
• Rural Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hall
  • Rural Hall is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Hall <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Germanton ...

Looking for more information about Germanton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Germanton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Germanton.

Adding Germanton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Germanton 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 Germanton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Germanton post office opened in 1794.

We also found Germanton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Germanton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stokes County: www.co.stokes.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/