Welcome to East Germantown ...

The town of East Germantown is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for East Germantown: E. Germantown

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Germantown has a population of 352 people<3> (see below for details).

East Germantown is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: East Germantown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for East Germantown: (765)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Germantown had an population of 352 people. This is a decrease of 14.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 44.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Germantown had a population of 410 people. This makes East Germantown the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 410 people, the population of East Germantown increased 68.72% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 243 people).

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

Communities Also Named East Germantown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Germantown - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near East Germantown ...

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

• Richmond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• New Castle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Connersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
  • Connersville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connersville <5>
• Centerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
• Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
• Hagerstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• New Paris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • New Paris is located in Preble County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <5>
• Lynn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <5>
• Spiceland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiceland
  • Spiceland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiceland <5>
• Fountain City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
  • Fountain City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain City <5>

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 East Germantown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Germantown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East 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 East Germantown.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Germantown ...

Looking for more information about East 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Germantown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Germantown.

Adding East Germantown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East 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 East Germantown was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found East 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 East Germantown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov