Welcome to Garland ...

Garland is located in Custer County<1>.

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

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

Garland is 2,580 feet [786 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Garland is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Garland lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Garland is within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Garland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Garland - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Garland ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Garland.

• Volborg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volborg
  • Volborg is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volborg <4>
• Miles City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles City
  • Miles City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles City <4>
• Rosebud
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Rosebud is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <4>

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 Garland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garland ...

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

Adding Garland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/