Welcome to Germantown ...

Germantown is located in Richland County<1>.

Germantown is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Germantown: 608 & 353<3>

Communities Also Named Germantown ...

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

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 55 communities that are also named Germantown - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio (6), Ontario, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Germantown.

Communities near Germantown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Germantown.

• Reedsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
• Richland Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Richland Center is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
• Hillsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
• Elroy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Elroy is located in Juneau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
• Wonewoc
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
• Plain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Plain is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
• North Freedom
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
• Kendall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Kendall is located in Monroe County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
• Rock Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
• La Valle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • La Valle is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people

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 Germantown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Germantown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Germantown. 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 Germantown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Germantown. See our Newspapers Page for Germantown.