Gemmrigheim was first mentioned in historical documentation in 1085 as a possession of the County of Calw [de], though the village was probably established in the 5th or 6th centuries AD.

[2] Gemmrigheim's coat of arms displays a green grapevine with five clusters of blue grapes growing on a black pole stuck into a green, three-pointed hill, upon a field of white.

Local heraldry and seals have made reference to the practice of viticulture since 1525, usually with five clumps of grapes.

This coat of arms was devised in 1924 and was accompanied by a municipal flag issued by the Ludwigsburg district office on 20 February 1980.

[2] Gemmrigheim is connected to Germany's network of roadways by its local Landesstraßen and Kreisstraßen.