Germantown, Iowa

Germantown, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Germantown, Iowa is located in Iowa
Germantown, Iowa
Germantown, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°57′12″N 95°46′51″W / 42.95333°N 95.78083°W / 42.95333; -95.78083
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyO'Brien
Elevation
1,427 ft (435 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code712
GNIS feature ID456886[1]

Germantown is an unincorporated community in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States.

History

Germantown was platted on June 10, 1901. Edward D. Beerman did the platting.[2] Germantown's population was 53 in 1902.[3]

It in the 1910s had a Christian school.[4] The community was home to K-8th grade St. John Lutheran school, before it merged with Zion Lutheran School in Paullina to form Zion - St. John Lutheran School. By 1925, Germantown's population was 55.[5]

South O'Brien Community School District operates schools serving the community.[6] The district was formed on July 1, 1993, by the merger of three school districts: Paullina, Primghar, and Sutherland.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Germantown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Past and Present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 431. - School is from p. 432
  3. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  4. ^ Past and Present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 432. - School is from p. 432
  5. ^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
  6. ^ Mahoney, Mark (August 2, 2019). "South O'Brien superintendent to retire". Nwestiowa.com. Iowa Information Publishers and Printers. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.


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