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Welcome to Germantown ...

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.


Germantown would have been located within present day Camden County<2>.


The location of Germantown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Germantown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Germantown is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Germantown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Germantown still existed, it would have been in the (912) area code.

Communities Also Named Germantown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Germantown: This one is located in Camden County and the other is located in Polk County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 55 communities that are also named Germantown - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio (6), Ontario, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Germantown.

Communities near Germantown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Germantown.

  • 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.<3> 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
  • 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.<3> 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 <5>
  • 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.<3> 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 <5>
  • 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.<3> 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
  • Folkston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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.<3> 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
  • Hilliard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Callahan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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.<3> 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 <5>
  • 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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Germantown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Germantown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Germantown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Germantown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Germantown. See our Newspapers Page for Germantown.

Adding Germantown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Germantown in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Germantown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Germantown post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for 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>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Camden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Germantown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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