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Welcome to Garner ...

Garner is located

Garner is located in Parker County<1>.


The location of Garner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Garner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Garner is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Garner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Garner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Garner - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Missouri and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garner.

Communities near Garner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garner.

  • Weatherford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineral Wells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
    • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <4>
  • Hudson Oaks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Oaks
    • Hudson Oaks is located in Parker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Oaks <4>
  • Springtown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Graford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
    • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <4>
  • Annetta North
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
    • Annetta North is located in Parker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Millsap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millsap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap
    • Millsap is located in Parker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsap <4>
  • Wolters Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
    • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Peaster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Salesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Garner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garner. See our Newspapers Page for Garner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garner ...

Looking for more information about Garner? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Garner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Garner.

Adding Garner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garner in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Garner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Garner post office opened in 1890.

We also found Garner in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garner.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Parker County: www.co.parker.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Parker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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