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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Germantown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Germantown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Germantown, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Germantown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Germantown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Germantown ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: German Town.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Germantown is historic, it would have been located within present day Camden County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Camden County: Nassau (FL), Brantley, Charlton & Glynn.

Below are the counties that are near Germantown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Germantown:

  • Camden County     (The home county of Germantown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
    • Greenville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
    • Kingsland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <3>
    • Hazlehurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazlehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
    • Scotchville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
      • Scotchville is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
    • Harrietts Bluff Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietts Bluff Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietts Bluff Village
      • Harrietts Bluff Village is located in Camden County
    • London Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
      • London Hill is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
    • Jefferson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
    • Woodbine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <3>
    • Saint Marys
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <3>
    • Tarboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • White Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dungeness
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dungeness have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
      • Dungeness is located in Camden County
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
    • Nahunta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Waynesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Charlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
    • Folkston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Homeland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Charlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Traders Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
    • Winokur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
    • Saint George
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <3>
  • Glynn County
    • Georgetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Glynn County
  • Duval County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
    • Biscayne Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
      • Biscayne Village is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Garden City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Polly Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
      • Polly Town is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Magnolia Gardens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
      • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Talleyrand
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
      • Talleyrand is located in Duval County (FL)
  • Nassau County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
    • Evergreen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Hilliard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Boulogne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dyal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
      • Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Callahan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Yulee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nassau Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
      • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Crawford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Fernandina Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Amelia City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amelia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia City
      • Amelia City is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Bryceville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Germantown, see our County-by-County Page for Germantown.

Newspapers Published in Germantown ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Germantown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Germantown, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Germantown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Germantown:

Cemeteries Near Germantown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Germantown.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Germantown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.

  • Haddock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haddock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haddock Cemetery
  • Haddock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haddock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haddock Cemetery
  • Brickyard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brickyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brickyard Cemetery
  • Clark Bluff Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Bluff Cemetery
  • Mallets Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallets Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
  • Manning Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
  • Brazell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brazell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brazell Cemetery
  • Sheffield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheffield Cemetery
  • Kingsland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingsland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (94 more) ...
    • Owens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
    • Lawnwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawnwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawnwood Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Germantown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Germantown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.

  • Kings Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
    • Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Evergreen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Tompkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Tompkins is located in Camden County
  • Hilliard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Boulogne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Crandall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
    • Crandall is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Folkston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Italia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
    • Italia is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Saint Marys
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
    • Saint Marys is located in Camden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <3>
  • Traders Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
    • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
  • Tarboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
    • Tarboro is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
  • Callahan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Chester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Uptonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
      • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
    • Crawford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Germantown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Germantown.

The official website for Camden County: www.co.camden.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Germantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Germantown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Germantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7897, Longitude: -81.8043       In this case, the coordinates for Germantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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