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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Garretson's Landing. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Garretson's Landing.<1>

Our sources for Garretson's Landing (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Garretson's Landing other than they indicate that Garretson's Landing would be found somewhere in Jefferson County, Arkansas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1866 and closed  in 1894.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Garretson's Landing ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Garretson's Landing:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Garretson's Landing - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

William Bradley Map (1889)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers

More Orphans in  Jefferson County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Jefferson County.

AstorMacon
 Melton
Bankhead 
BellvilleNorth Cedar
BushNubia
  
Camp CreekOak Park
CarsonOakville
  
Dew DropPinecrest
DollarwayPiney Grove
  
England JunctionRainey
 Reed
Flat BayouReform
 Richland
Grace 
GracieSleeth
GreelySmart
GreenbackSouth Pine Bluff
Greer 
 Toronto
Hockers 
HoodsvilleVictoria
  
Jefferson SpringsWampler Spur
 White Bluff
LakewoodWhite Sulphur Springs
Locust CottageWillamette
LoomisWindom
  

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/