Germantown Road crosses Route 113 to become South Main St of Berlin, MD ("America's Coolest Small Town" 2014).

At one time the community was known as Germantown, possibly in reference to the name Berlin, whose derivation is questioned, some saying it's a morphology of Burley Inn.

Like other low elevation parts of Worcester County, Germantown contributes to the subtle wetland ecosystem feeding into Newport Bay.

The forest is dense, and similar to that of surrounding areas, with abundant sweet gum pioneers eventually giving way to large, often massive loblolly pines.

These are notably poorly maintained, but generally the owner occupied single family houses are cared for with pride, even the most humble ones.