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Welcome to Garrett ...

Garrett is located in Meade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garrett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Garrett is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Garrett (for example, toward Irvington), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Garrett: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Garrett ...

While we believe that this Garrett is located in Meade County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Garrett. Those communities are located in the following counties: Floyd and Woodford County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 14 communities that are also named Garrett - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Garrett ...

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

  • Elizabethtown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Radcliff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
    • Radcliff is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <4>
  • Vine Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
    • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <4>
  • Brandenburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
    • Brandenburg is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <4>
  • Irvington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
  • Muldraugh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
    • Muldraugh is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <4>
  • West Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabeth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ekron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
    • Ekron is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • New Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middletown
    • New Middletown is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Middletown <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 Garrett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garrett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garrett ...

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

Adding Garrett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garrett 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 Garrett was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garrett.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Meade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garrett - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Garrett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Garrett 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>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.
<6>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.




 

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