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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 doctors 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
      • New Bergen is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Galeton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
      • Galeton is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <2>
    • Sunderlinville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderlinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
      • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
    • Brookland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
      • Brookland is located in Potter County
    • Hector
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
      • Hector is located in Potter County
    • Sweden Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
      • Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
    • Gold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
      • Gold is located in Potter County
    • Ulysses
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Inez
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
      • Inez is located in Potter County
    • Harrison Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
      • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
    • Coudersport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
      • Ellisburg is located in Potter County
    • Austin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Cameron County
    • Cameron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Cameron County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammersley Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
      • Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
    • Farwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Clinton County
    • Renovo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • South Renovo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Renovo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
      • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
      • Bitumen is located in Clinton County
    • Cooks Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
      • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
      • Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
    • Lorenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
      • Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
    • Oregon Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
      • Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
    • Carsontown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
      • Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
    • English Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
      • English Mills is located in Lycoming County
    • Brookside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Lycoming County
    • Montgomery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
    • Ramsey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
  • McKean County
    • Gardeau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
      • Gardeau is located in McKean County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
      • Manhattan is located in Tioga County
    • Gurnee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
      • Gurnee is located in Tioga County
    • Ansonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Asaph
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asaph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
      • Asaph is located in Tioga County
    • Blackwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
      • Blackwell is located in Tioga County
    • Balsam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balsam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
      • Balsam is located in Tioga County
    • Potter Brook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
      • Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
    • Antrim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
      • Antrim is located in Tioga County
    • Hoytville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
      • Hoytville is located in Tioga County
    • Morris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Wellsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsboro
      • Wellsboro is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsboro <2>
    • Westfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brownlee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownlee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
      • Brownlee is located in Tioga County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Troupsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
      • South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • 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.

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]<3>. 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 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 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byam Cemetery
  • Yochum Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yochum Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yochum Hill Cemetery
  • Maynard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynard Cemetery
  • Nolton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolton Cemetery
  • Phoenix Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phoenix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phoenix Cemetery
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McFall Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFall Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larrison Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Butler Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Stony Fork / Butler Family Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lovel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovel Cemetery

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.<6>

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.

  • Galeton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
    • Galeton is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <2>
  • Oleona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oleona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleona
    • Oleona is located in Potter County
  • Gaines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • Gaines is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaines <2>
  • West Pike
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
    • West Pike is located in Potter County
  • Leetonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leetonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetonia
    • Leetonia is located in Tioga County
  • Manhattan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Manhattan is located in Tioga County
  • Tiadaghton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiadaghton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiadaghton
    • Tiadaghton is located in Tioga County
  • Conrad
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
    • Conrad is located in Potter County
  • Kennedy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Tioga County
  • Gurnee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
    • Gurnee is located in Tioga County
  • Sunderlinville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderlinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
    • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
  • Cross Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Fork
    • Cross Fork is located in Potter County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Fork <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
      • Pine is located in Tioga County
    • Ansonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Loucks Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loucks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loucks Mills
      • Loucks Mills is located in Potter County

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.

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Germania. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6476, Longitude: -77.6603       In this case, the coordinates for Germania have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.




 

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