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Welcome to Germany ...

Germany is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Germany, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Germany is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Germany: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Germany ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Germany - they are located in Georgia, Indiana (2), New Brunswick, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Germany ...

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

  • Portsmouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Waverly City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly City is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
    • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
  • Waverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Piketon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Boston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • South Shore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • South Webster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Coalton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Coalton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 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 Germany. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Germany.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Germany ...

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

Adding Germany to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Germany post office opened in 1876. The Germany post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Germany.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Germany - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Germany area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Germany 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/