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Introduction ...

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 Germania (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 Germania. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Germania is located in Potter County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.

Below are the counties that are near Germania. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Germania:

  • Potter County     (The home county of Germania)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Germania, with the one closest to Germania listed first.
    • New Bergen ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • New Bergen is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Galeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunderlinville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
    • Brookland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookland is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
    • Hector
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hector is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Sweden Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
    • Ayers Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
    • Gold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gold is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
    • Newfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Newfield is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
    • Ulysses
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Elmer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Elmer is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Inez
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Inez is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Coudersport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cameron County
    • Cameron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cameron is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Germania, with the one closest to Germania listed first.
    • North Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hammersley Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
    • Farwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Farwell is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Renovo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • South Renovo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Westport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bitumen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bitumen is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
    • Cooks Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
    • Keating
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Keating is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Germania, with the one closest to Germania listed first.
    • Hilborn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
    • Lorenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
    • Oregon Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
    • Carsontown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
    • Jersey Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • English Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • English Mills is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
    • Brookside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookside is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • White Pine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • White Pine is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
    • Ramsey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • McKean County
    • Gardeau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Gardeau is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Germania, with the one closest to Germania listed first.
    • Manhattan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Manhattan is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Gurnee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gurnee is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
    • Pine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Pine is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Ansonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Thumptown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Thumptown is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
    • Asaph
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Asaph is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
    • Blackwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackwell is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
    • Balsam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Balsam is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
    • Marsh Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
    • Potter Brook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
    • Antrim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Antrim is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
    • Hoytville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hoytville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
    • Morris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Allegany County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Germania, with the one closest to Germania listed first.
    • Paynesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Whitesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Steuben County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Germania, with the one closest to Germania listed first.
    • South Troupsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
    • Troupsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rexville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Germania, see our County-by-County Page for Germania.

Cemeteries Near Germania ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Germania.

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 Germania - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Germania covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Germania, with the one closest to Germania listed first.

  • Byam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Yochum Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maynard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nolton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Phoenix Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McFall Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ansonia Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Larrison Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Germania had a population of 638 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Germania, with the one closest to Germania listed first.

  • Oleona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oleona is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleona
  • Galeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gaines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • West Pike
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • West Pike is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
  • Leetonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Leetonia is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetonia
  • Manhattan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Manhattan is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  • Tiadaghton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tiadaghton is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiadaghton
  • Conrad
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Conrad is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
  • Kennedy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Kennedy is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Gurnee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gurnee is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
  • Sunderlinville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
  • Cross Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Pine is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Ansonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Loucks Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Loucks Mills is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loucks Mills

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Germania. See our List of 1890's Communities around Germania.

Newspapers Published in Germania ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Germania.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Germania, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Germania.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Germania:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Germania) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Germania, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.