Welcome to Girard ...

Girard is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Girard is located in Kent County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Girard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Girard is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Girard is located in the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Girard: 79518<4>

Communities Also Named Girard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Girard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Girard ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Girard.

• Spur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
  • Spur is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <5>
• Jayton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayton
  • Jayton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jayton <5>
• Clairemont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairemont
  • Clairemont is located in Kent County
• Dickens
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
  • Dickens is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <5>
• Double Mountain
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
  • Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
• Guthrie
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in King County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <5>
• Afton
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Dickens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
• Aspermont
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspermont
  • Aspermont is located in Stonewall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspermont <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 Girard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Girard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Girard ...

Looking for more information about Girard? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Girard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Girard.

Adding Girard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Girard 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 Girard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Girard post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Girard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/