Welcome to Garland ...

Garland is located in Edgar County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Garland is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Garland is located in the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Garland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Garland - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Garland ...

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

• Paris
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Chrisman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <4>
• Oakland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
• Newman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Newman is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <4>
• Ridge Farm
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Farm
  • Ridge Farm is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge Farm <4>
• Ashmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
  • Ashmore is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <4>
• Kansas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <4>
• Dana
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
• Sidell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
  • Sidell is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidell <4>
• Camargo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
  • Camargo is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camargo <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 Garland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garland ...

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

Adding Garland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garland 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 Garland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Garland post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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