[3] It is located north of Schwäbisch Gmünd on the Frickenhofer Höhe, a ridge that stretches southwest of the Kocher River.

The municipality borders Sulzbach-Laufen in Schwäbisch Hall district to the north, Abtsgmünd to the northeast, Obergröningen to the east, Schechingen to the southeast, Göggingen to the south, Täferrot to the southwest, and Ruppertshofen and Gschwend to the west.

In addition to the eponymous Eschach, the municipality consists of the hamlets Batschenhof, Helpertshofen, Holzhausen, Kemnaten, Seifertshofen, Vellbach and Waldmannshofen, the farms Dietenhalden, Gehrenhof, Götzenmühle and Hirnbuschhöfle, as well as the deserted village of Alt-Dissenberg.

[4] According to data from the Statistical Office of Baden-Württemberg, as of 2014, the land was distributed as follows[5] Eschach is an ancient settlement area, as evidenced by the numerous finds and remains from various settlement periods, originating from the Middle and Late Stone Age, as well as from the Celtic period and the time of the Alamannic landtaking in the 8th century.

During the Thirty Years' War from 1618 to 1648, troop marches of friend and foe, usually accompanied by plundering, murder, and extortion, were commonplace.

During the Nazi era in Württemberg, Eschach was finally assigned to the Schwäbisch Gmünd district in 1938, along with all its subdivisions.

The population elected Jochen König as his successor in the second round on 27 June 2010, at that time still a student at the University of Public Administration and Finance in Ludwigsburg.

As a canting arms, the municipality bears an ash tree; the wave bar refers to the source of the Fischbach stream.

In 1926, the ash tree was established as the arms, with a triple mount and fern fronds added.

This idyllically situated Kneipp facility with wading pools and arm baths at the western edge of the village was built completely by volunteers from the surrounding residents and enjoys great popularity even beyond the region.

It contains a collection of old implements, predominantly of a technical nature, including many old tractors, for example the Lanz Bulldog brand, as well as much old military equipment, locomotives and aircraft.