Welcome to Garden City ...

Garden City is located in Duval County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garden City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1948.

Garden City is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Garden City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Garden City is located in the (904) area code.

Communities Also Named Garden City ...

While we believe that this Garden City is located in Duval County, we know of another 2 Florida communities named Garden City. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hillsborough and Okaloosa County.

Beyond Florida, there are 38 communities that are also named Garden City - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Garden City ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Atlantic Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <4>
• Orange Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <4>
• Baldwin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
• Callahan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan
  • Callahan is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callahan <4>
• Magnolia Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
  • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
• Polly Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
  • Polly Town is located in Duval County
• Talleyrand
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
  • Talleyrand is located in Duval County
• Nassau Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
  • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County
• Brooklyn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Duval 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 Garden City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garden City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garden City ...

Looking for more information about Garden City? 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 Garden City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Garden City.

Adding Garden City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garden City 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 Garden City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Garden City post office opened in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garden City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/