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Welcome to Garnett ...

So far, we found very little information about Garnett. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Garnett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Garnett, please Contact Us.

Garnett would have been located within present day Grant Parish<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Garnett is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Garnett was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Garnett was located: 318 & 457<4>

Communities Also Named Garnett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Garnett - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Garnett ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pineville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ball
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <5>
  • Colfax
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Boyce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pollock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Prong
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tioga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Antonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Antonia is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
  • Fishville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville

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

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

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

Adding Garnett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garnett in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Garnett was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garnett.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Garnett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garnett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Garnett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Garnett area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.