Germantown, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°57′12″N 95°46′51″W / 42.95333°N 95.78083°W / 42.95333; -95.78083
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Germantown, Iowa
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, in the United States.

History

Germantown was platted in 1901. The community was home to K-8th grade St. John Lutheran school, before it merged with Zion Lutheran School in Paullina, Iowa to form Zion- St. John Lutheran School.

Germantown is home to The Hideout, a small local bar where the many Northwest Iowans from miles around come to eat their famous broasted chicken. [2]

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. p. 431.