Welcome to Germania ...

Germania is located in Atlantic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Germania, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Germania is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Germania: 609 & 640<3>

Communities Also Named Germania ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Germania: This one is located in Atlantic County and the other is located in Ocean County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 12 communities that are also named Germania - they are located in Alabama (2), Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, 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.

• Atlantic City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,569 people
• Pleasantville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
• Hammonton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Ocean City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
• Somers Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
• Ventnor City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
• Absecon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
• Brigantine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
• Northfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
• Linwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Linwood is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people

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.

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Germania.