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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.
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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Germantown is historic, it would have been located within present day Trumbull County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
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:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Germantown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Coalburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Hubbard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Masury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Maplewood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Sodom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- West Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Paynes Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Klines Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Yankee Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Churchill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Stanhope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Simons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- West Williamsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Wick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Colebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Orwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Dodgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Columbiana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Unity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Washingtonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Waterford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Mill Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Teegarden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- Parkman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Youngstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Struthers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Perkins Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Lowellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Austintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Boardman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Austintown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Canfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Diamond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Lloyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Windham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Keans ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Mahoning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Garrettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Drakesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- New Galilee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ellwood City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Big Beaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Koppel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Homewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- North Sewickley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Wurtemburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Lillyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- West Mayfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Butler County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Slippery Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Harrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Turner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Pymatuning South
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turnersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Atlantic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Westford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Hartstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Pymatuning Central
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Espyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- New Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Robinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Nashua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- New Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Edinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Volant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- West New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Wheatland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Shenango
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Mercer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- Venango County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Barkeyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
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.
- Corner House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Portersfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seceders Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- Church Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belmont Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
- Doughton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Doughton is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughton
- Hubbard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Coalburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Bentley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sodom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Clark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Churchill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- West Middlesex
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brier Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Hill
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 38 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. 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 like to start with 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |