Welcome to South Gardner ...

South Gardner is located in Worcester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Gardner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for South Gardner: S. Gardner

South Gardner is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near South Gardner ...

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

• Leominster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Holden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
• Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
• Lunenburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
• Athol
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Winchendon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
• Townsend
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
• Rutland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Rutland is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
• Ayer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
  • Ayer is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Gardner ...

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

Adding South Gardner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 for South Gardner was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Gardner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/