Welcome to Garretville ...

Garretville is located in Dallas County<1>.

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

Garretville is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Garretville ...

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

• West Des Moines
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <4>
• Urbandale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Waukee is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <4>
• Clive
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
  • Grimes is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <4>
• Adel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Winterset
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
  • Winterset is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterset <4>
• Windsor Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
  • Windsor Heights is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor Heights <4>
• Dallas Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Center
  • Dallas Center is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas Center <4>
• Stuart
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garretville ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dallas County: www.co.dallas.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/