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Germantown, Decatur County, Indiana

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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Germantown
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°24′55″N 85°37′35″W / 39.41528°N 85.62639°W / 39.41528; -85.62639
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipAdams
Elevation846 ft (258 m)
ZIP code47272
FIPS code18-27504
GNIS feature ID447643

Germantown is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

A large share of the early settlers being natives of Germany likely caused the name to be selected.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Germantown, Decatur County, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...usually indicates a German settlement...
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