Germantown, Iowa

Germantown, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Germantown, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°57′12″N 95°46′51″W / 42.95333°N 95.78083°W / 42.95333; -95.78083Coordinates: 42°57′12″N 95°46′51″W / 42.95333°N 95.78083°W / 42.95333; -95.78083
Country United States
State Iowa
County O'Brien
Elevation 1,427 ft (435 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 712
GNIS feature ID 456886[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.
  2. Past and Present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. 1914. p. 431.
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