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Welcome to Garland City ...

So far, we found very little information about Garland City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Garland City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Garland City, please Contact Us.


Garland City would have been located within present day Costilla County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garland City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Garland City is 8,120 feet [2,475 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Garland City is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Garland City was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Garland City was located: 719

Communities Also Named Garland City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Garland City - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Garland City ...

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

  • La Veta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • San Luis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Blanca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fort Garland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Russell ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Russell is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Muleshoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
  • Uptop ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
  • La Veta Pass
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
  • Cuchara
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Red Wing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Garland City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garland 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 (so far) for Garland City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garland City.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Garland City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Costilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garland City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.