Germantown, Tennessee

About Germantown

Germantown is a thriving city in southwestern Tennessee counting 40,128 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Germantown is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 20 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,006 residents per square mile.

📰 Germantown News Today

• These facilities offer Memphians an opportunity to age in place The Business Journals · Oct 8
• Maintenance worker dies after accident at Germantown park, police say FOX13 Memphis · Sep 28
• Maintenance worker dies in accident at Germantown park Action News 5 · Sep 28
• Memphis area losing its only Container Store. What to know The Commercial Appeal · Sep 16
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Germantown, Tennessee - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Tennessee headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Germantown Unique

• A top-25 city in Tennessee by population (#23 of 345 incorporated places).
• One of 7 places in the US named Germantown — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 40,128.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Germantown

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Germantown

• All Star Hot Wings, LLC
• Asian Eatery — asian restaurant
• Belly Acres — burger
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• CitySilo
• Coastal Fish Company — seafood
• Cracker Barrel — american
• Exlines' Pizza — pizza
• Forest Hill Grill — american
• Formosa — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Elvis Car · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Germantown

• Burt Ferguson Park reviews ★
• Ducks Unlimited National Headquarters · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Germantown Municipal Park reviews ★
• Hickory Hill Park reviews ★
• Holmes Park reviews ★
• Lichterman Nature Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lowrance Road Park reviews ★
• Shelby Farms Park reviews ★
• Wilson Park reviews ★
• C. O. Franklin Park reviews ★
• Cameron Brown Park reviews ★
• Ceremonial Lawn reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Germantown

• Cordova Elementary
• Cordova Middle
• Dogwood Elementary School
• Farmington Elementary School
• Germanshire Elementary
• Germantown Elementary
• Germantown High
• Germantown Middle
• Houston High School
• Macon-Hall Elementary
• Memphis School of Excellence Cordova
• Memphis School of Excellence Elementary Cordova
• Riverdale Elementary School
• Riverwood Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Germantown

🏘️ Nearby Communities