Welcome to Garrison ...

The city of Garrison is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garrison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Garrison has a population of 872 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Garrison is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Garrison lies within the (936) area code.

The ZIP code for Garrison: 75946<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Garrison had an population of 872 people. This is a decrease of 2.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Garrison had a population of 895 people. This makes Garrison the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 895 people, the population of Garrison increased 6.04% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 844 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Garrison.

Communities Also Named Garrison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Garrison - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Garrison ...

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

• Nacogdoches
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacogdoches
  • Nacogdoches is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nacogdoches <5>
• Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <5>
• Tenaha
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
  • Tenaha is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenaha <5>
• Timpson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
  • Timpson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <5>
• Appleby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Mount Enterprise
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
  • Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <5>
• Gary City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary City
  • Gary City is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary City <5>
• Caledonia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
• Concord
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Rusk County
• Arcadia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Shelby 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 Garrison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garrison.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garrison. 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 Garrison.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garrison. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Garrison.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garrison ...

Looking for more information about Garrison? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Garrison, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Garrison.

Adding Garrison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garrison 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 Garrison was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Garrison in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Garrison post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garrison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/

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