Welcome to Gardiner ...
Gardiner is located in Dallas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gardiner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
Gardiner is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gardiner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Gardiner: 515
Communities Also Named Gardiner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Gardiner - they are located in Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ontario, Oregon and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gardiner.
Communities near Gardiner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gardiner.
- Urbandale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
- Urbandale is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <4>
- Waukee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
- Johnston is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <4>
- Clive
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
- Clive is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <4>
- Grimes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Adel is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <4>
- Polk City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Gardiner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gardiner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gardiner. 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 Gardiner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gardiner. See our Newspapers Page for Gardiner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gardiner ...
Looking for more information about Gardiner? 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 Gardiner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gardiner.
Adding Gardiner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gardiner 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 Gardiner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Gardiner post office opened in 1908.
We also found Gardiner on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gardiner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gardiner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |