Welcome to Garnett ...

Garnett is located in Tulsa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garnett, 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 1911.

Garnett is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Garnett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Garnett - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Garnett ...

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

• Tulsa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Sand Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Claremore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremore
  • Claremore is located in Rogers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremore <5>
• Glenpool
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Coweta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coweta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coweta
  • Coweta is located in Wagoner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coweta <5>
• Skiatook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garnett ...

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

Adding Garnett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garnett 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 Garnett was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garnett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garnett. 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/