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Welcome to Germania ...

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

Germania is located in Midland County<1>.

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.<2> 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

Area Code for Germania: 432

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)
  • Stanton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenorah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Tarzan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Gardendale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Webb Village
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Webb Village is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Village
  • Scharbauer City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Scharbauer City is located in Ector County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharbauer City
  • Big Spring
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Knott
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Odessa
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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 (so far) for Germania was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Germania post office opened in 1884. The Germania post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Germania.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Midland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Germania - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/