Welcome to Germantown ...

Germantown is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of 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 Germantown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Germantown is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Germantown ...

While we believe that this Germantown is located in Marion County, we know of another 3 Indiana communities named Germantown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Decatur, Shelby and Wayne County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 55 communities that are also named Germantown - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), 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.

• Indianapolis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <4>
• Carmel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
• Noblesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <4>
• Anderson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Lawrence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
• Westfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Zionsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <4>
• Greenfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Warsaw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Beech Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Grove <4>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Germantown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Germantown post office opened in 1837.

We also found Germantown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov