Germanton, North Carolina
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Germanton is a small community in Forsyth
and Stokes
counties in the U.S. state
of North Carolina
, primarily in Stokes County. It is located approximately ten miles south-southwest of the Stokes County seat
of Danbury
, on North Carolina State Highways 8 and 65 at an altitude of 662 feet. Germanton was the county seat of Stokes County prior to Forsyth County being created from southern Stokes. Germanton was then centrally located in the middle of Stokes.
Germanton was established in 1790 and is the oldest settlement in Stokes County. The town's original 23 acres (93,077.8 m²) were part of a 700 acres (2.8 km²) tract that was granted to Jacob Lash by the Earl of Granville
in 1762. American Revolutionary War
Major Joseph Winston
and later U.S. Congressman was a famous Germanton resident with a plantation nearby.
Coal
was mined in the Germanton area but was of low quality.
Forsyth County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 306,067 people, 123,851 households, and 81,741 families residing in the county. The population density was 747 people per square mile . There were 133,093 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
and Stokes
Stokes County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 44,711 people, 17,579 households, and 13,043 families residing in the county. The population density was 99 people per square mile . There were 19,262 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...
counties in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, primarily in Stokes County. It is located approximately ten miles south-southwest of the Stokes County seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Danbury
Danbury, North Carolina
Danbury is a town located in Danbury Township, Stokes County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 108. It is the county seat of Stokes County....
, on North Carolina State Highways 8 and 65 at an altitude of 662 feet. Germanton was the county seat of Stokes County prior to Forsyth County being created from southern Stokes. Germanton was then centrally located in the middle of Stokes.
Germanton was established in 1790 and is the oldest settlement in Stokes County. The town's original 23 acres (93,077.8 m²) were part of a 700 acres (2.8 km²) tract that was granted to Jacob Lash by the Earl of Granville
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark, KG, PC , commonly known by his earlier title as Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1763.-Family:...
in 1762. American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
Major Joseph Winston
Joseph Winston
Col. Joseph Winston was an American pioneer, planter and Revolutionary War hero from North Carolina, and the first cousin of statesman and Virginia governor Patrick Henry...
and later U.S. Congressman was a famous Germanton resident with a plantation nearby.
Coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
was mined in the Germanton area but was of low quality.