Germanville, Nebraska

Germanville is a ghost town in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Germanville in 1898, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.^[2] A share of the early settlers being natives of Germany caused the name to be selected.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Germanville, Nebraska
↑ "Cuming County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 45. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.

Municipalities and communities of Cuming County, Nebraska, United States

County seat: West Point

Cities	West Point Wisner

Villages	Bancroft Beemer

Townships	Bancroft Beemer Bismark Blaine Cleveland Cuming Elkhorn Garfield Grant Lincoln Logan Monterey Neligh St. Charles Sherman Wisner

Indian reservations	Omaha Reservation‡

Unincorporated communities	Aloys Bismarck Monterey

Ghost town	Germanville

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

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