Welcome to Girard ...
So far, we found very little information about Girard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Girard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Girard, please Contact Us.
Girard would have been located within present day Scott County<2>.
The location of Girard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Girard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Girard is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Girard was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Girard once stood is in the (479) area code.
Communities Also Named Girard ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Girard - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Girard.
Communities near Girard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Girard.
- Booneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Booneville is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <5>
- Waldron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Waldron is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldron <5>
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
- Magazine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Huntington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Blue Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Cardiff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Harvey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Parks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Parks is located in Scott 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 Girard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Girard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Girard. 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 Girard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Girard. See our Newspapers Page for Girard.
Adding Girard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Girard in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Girard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Girard post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Girard.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Girard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Girard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |