Welcome to Gartside ...
Gartside is located in Saint Clair County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gartside, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Gartside is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gartside lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gartside: 618 & 730<3>
Communities near Gartside ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gartside.
- Saint Louis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- University City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- O'Fallon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Saint Louis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Webster Groves
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webster Groves. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Webster Groves
- From Gartside to Webster Groves
- Arnold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <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 Gartside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gartside.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gartside. 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 Gartside.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gartside. See our Newspapers Page for Gartside.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gartside ...
Looking for more information about Gartside? 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 Gartside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gartside.
Adding Gartside to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gartside 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 Gartside was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Gartside in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gartside.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gartside - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Gartside area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Gartside area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |