Welcome to Garden City ...

Garden City is located in Tulsa 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1948.

Garden City is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Garden City: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Garden City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Garden City - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (3), Georgia, Idaho (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, 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.

• Tulsa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
  • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <5>
• Broken Arrow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
  • Broken Arrow is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Arrow <5>
• Owasso
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasso
  • Owasso is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owasso <5>
• Bixby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Bixby is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <5>
• Jenks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
  • Jenks is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenks <5>
• Sapulpa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapulpa
  • Sapulpa is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapulpa <5>
• Sand Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
  • Sand Springs is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Springs <5>
• Glenpool
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenpool
  • Glenpool is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenpool <5>
• Skiatook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiatook
  • Skiatook is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skiatook <5>
• Collinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <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 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 on a map titled Road Map for Oklahoma (from Shell Oil, 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 Tulsa County: www.tulsacounty.org/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/