Welcome to Germantown ...

The village of Germantown is located in Clinton County<1>.

The location of Germantown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Germantown: JER-muhn-town<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Germantown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Germantown has a population of 1,277 people<4> (see below for details).

Germantown is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Germantown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Germantown is within the (618) area code.

The ZIP code for Germantown: 62245<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Germantown had an population of 1,277 people. This is an increase of 0.63% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Germantown had a population of 1,269 people. This makes Germantown the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,269 people, the population of Germantown increased 13.51% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,118 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Germantown.

Communities Also Named Germantown ...

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

Beyond Illinois, there are 55 communities that are also named Germantown - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia (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.

• Highland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <7>
• Mascoutah
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah
  • Mascoutah is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mascoutah <7>
• Lebanon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <7>
• New Baden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
  • New Baden is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <7>
• Carlyle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
  • Carlyle is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlyle <7>
• Nashville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <7>
• Trenton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <7>
• Aviston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviston
  • Aviston is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aviston <7>
• Okawville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okawville
  • Okawville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okawville <7>
• Saint Jacob
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jacob
  • Saint Jacob is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jacob <7>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Germantown ...

Looking for more information about Germantown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Germantown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Germantown.

Adding Germantown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Germantown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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.<8>

From that list, the Germantown post office opened in 1846.

We also found Germantown in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Germantown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Germantown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintonco.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov