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Welcome to Gardner ...

Gardner is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gardner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1931.

Gardner is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gardner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Gardner: 606

Communities Also Named Gardner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Gardner: This one is located in Clay County and the other is located in Boyd County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 31 communities that are also named Gardner - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (4), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Gardner ...

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

  • Pineville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harlan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Loyall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Hyden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wallins Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
  • Ashers Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
  • Roark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Roark is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
  • Warbranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Warbranch is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
  • Brightshade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brightshade is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gardner ...

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

Adding Gardner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gardner 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 (so far) for Gardner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gardner post office opened in 1931. The Gardner post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gardner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gardner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/