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Welcome to Garden Heights ...

Garden Heights is located in Saline County<1>.

The pronunciation of Garden Heights: GAHR-den<2>

A typical abbreviation for Garden Heights: Garden Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Garden Heights is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Garden Heights: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Garden Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Garden Heights - they are located in Georgia and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Garden Heights ...

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

  • Eldorado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrier Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
    • Former names for Carrier Mills:
    • Carriers Mills
    • Morrilsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <5>
  • Shawneetown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Galatia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pittsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Creal Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompsonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Equality
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Raleigh
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Garden Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garden Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garden Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Garden Heights. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garden Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Garden Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Garden Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.