German City, Iowa

German City is a ghost town in Woodbury County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.^[1]

History

A post office was established at German City in 1886, and remained in operation until 1903.^[2] A large share of the early settlers being natives of Germany caused the name to be selected.^[1]

References

1 2 "A tribute to those little places from the past that are no more: like Odd, Dodds, Wolfdale, Lozier". Moville Record. Oct 16, 2003. p. 5. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: German City Post Office (historical)

Municipalities and communities of Woodbury County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Sioux City

Cities	Anthon Bronson Correctionville Cushing Danbury Hornick Lawton Moville Oto Pierson Salix Sergeant Bluff Sioux City‡ Sloan Smithland

CDP	Climbing Hill

Other communities	Discord Midway Rock Branch

Indian reservations	Winnebago Reservation‡

Ghost towns	Dodds German City Grange Lozier Lucky Valley Peiro Snyder Grove Wolfdale

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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