Welcome to Garfield ...

Garfield is located in Mahoning County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Garfield is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Garfield: (330) & (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Garfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Garfield: This one is located in Mahoning County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 48 communities that are also named Garfield - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Garfield ...

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

• Alliance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <5>
• Salem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Louisville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Canfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
  • Canfield is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canfield <5>
• Columbiana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <5>
• Newton Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Falls
  • Newton Falls is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton Falls <5>
• Sebring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Sebring is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <5>
• Minerva
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <5>
• Lordstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lordstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
  • Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
• Hartville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
  • Hartville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garfield ...

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

Adding Garfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garfield 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 Garfield was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mahoning County: www.mahoningcountygov.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/