Welcome to Garber ...

Garber is located in Ford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garber, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Garber is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Garber (for example, toward Ambia (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Garber ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Garber - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Garber ...

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

• Rantoul
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
  • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <4>
• Paxton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Paxton is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <4>
• Fairbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <4>
• Gibson City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
  • Gibson City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
  • Gibson City has also been known as:
  • Gibson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <4>
• Fisher
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
• Forrest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
  • Forrest is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <4>
• Chatsworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
  • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <4>
• Colfax
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Piper City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper City
  • Piper City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piper City <4>
• Saybrook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
  • Saybrook is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <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 Garber. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garber.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garber ...

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

Adding Garber to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garber 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 Garber was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

We also found Garber in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Garber post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garber.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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