I have received many queries in the last few weeks for information on people who lived on Germantown Ave. but not in Germantown, therefore: Germantown Boundaries: The boundaries of the original German Township, Philadelphia County, are very close to the boundaries that now exist for the modern neighborhood of Germantown (including Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill). When the city and county of Philadelphia were consolidated in 1854 the German Township became the 22nd Ward of the City and County of Philadelphia. Germantown Avenue begins at Laurel St. in Northern Liberties, near the Delaware River, and extends northwest through the city to Northwestern Ave., the border between Philadelphia and Montgomery County (Germantown Ave. is considered a North-South street in Philadelphia). Germantown begins on the South at 4500 Germantown Ave. at Wayne Junction. The southern boundary is, roughly Roberts Ave. southwest to Wissahickon Ave. East of Germantown Ave. and North along the R7 SEPTA Railroad line to 20th St., then North on 20th St. to Limekiln Pike to Stenton Ave. Then NW on Stenton Ave. to Northwestern Ave (the Montgomery County line). From that intersection the boundary goes SW to the Wissahickon Creek. The boundary then goes back again SE along the Wissahickon Creek to the Junction of the creek with Allens Lane, over Allens Lane to Wissahickon Ave. and back down Wissahickon Ave. to Roberts Ave. Germantown is bordered by Montgomery County, Roxborough, East Falls, Nicetown (sometimes called Tioga-Nicetown), Logan, Fern Rock, and West Oak Lane. Germantown itself has many sub-neighborhoods, as do most neighborhoods in Philadelphia. There are often controversies regarding neighborhood boundaries in Philadelphia but Germantown’s boundaries are pretty much controversy free. Gene Stackhouse "24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not."Stephen Wright