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Welcome to Germania ...

Germania is located in Marquette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Germania, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

Germania is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Germania ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Germania: This one is located in Marquette County and the other is located in Iron County.

Beyond Wisconsin, 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 Texas.

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.

  • Berlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wautoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Redgranite
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Montello
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Markesan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Westfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Westfield is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Princeton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Green Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
  • Wild Rose
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (17 miles [27.4 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.

Adding Germania to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Germania 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 Germania was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Germania post office opened in 1855. The Germania post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Germania.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marquette, 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>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/