Welcome to Germania ...

Germania is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Germania is located in Midland County<1>.

The location of Germania has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Germania, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Germania is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Germania is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Germania lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Germania lies within the (432) area code.

Communities Also Named Germania ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Germania - they are located in Alabama (2), Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania 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.

• Midland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <4>
• Stanton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
• Lenorah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenorah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenorah
  • Lenorah is located in Martin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenorah <4>
• Tarzan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarzan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarzan
  • Tarzan is located in Martin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarzan <4>
• Gardendale
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
  • Gardendale is located in Ector County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <4>
• Webb Village
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Village
  • Webb Village is located in Howard County
• Scharbauer City
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scharbauer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharbauer City
  • Scharbauer City is located in Ector County
• Big Spring
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Big Spring is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Spring <4>
• Knott
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
  • Knott is located in Howard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knott <4>
• Odessa
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Ector County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Germania ...

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

Adding Germania to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Germania in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Germania was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Germania post office opened in 1884.

We also found Germania in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Germania.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Midland County: www.co.midland.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/