Germantown, Missouri

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.}}

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Germantown is an unincorporated community in Henry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|718417}}

Germantown was laid out in 1857, and named for the fact a large share of the first settlers were German Catholics.{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_henry.html |title=Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=5 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071131/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_henry.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}

St. Ludger Catholic Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Germantown.{{cite web |title=St. Ludger Catholic Church Historic Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=88798 |website=hmdb.com |publisher=The Historic Marker Database |accessdate=8 December 2019}}