Welcome to Garden Plain ...

Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Garden Plain: GAHR-den<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garden Plain, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Garden Plain: Garden Pln.

Garden Plain is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Garden Plain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Garden Plain - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Garden Plain ...

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

• Clinton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Camanche
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
  • Camanche is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camanche <5>
• Le Claire
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Claire
  • Le Claire is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Claire <5>
• Morrison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <5>
• Fulton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <5>
• Prophetstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prophetstown
  • Prophetstown is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prophetstown <5>
• Port Byron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
  • Port Byron is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <5>
• Erie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
• Rapids City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids City
  • Rapids City is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapids City <5>
• Princeton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garden Plain ...

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

Adding Garden Plain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garden Plain 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 Garden Plain was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

We also found Garden Plain in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garden Plain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Whiteside County: www.whiteside.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov