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Welcome to Gortner ...

Gortner is located in Garrett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gortner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Gortner is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gortner is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Gortner: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Gortner ...

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

  • Kingwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingwood is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <4>
  • Mountain Lake Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Oakland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oakland is located in Garrett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
  • Terra Alta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Davis is located in Tucker County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
  • Rowlesburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Thomas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Thomas is located in Tucker County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <4>
  • Loch Lynn Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Deer Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Accident
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gortner ...

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

Adding Gortner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gortner 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 Gortner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gortner post office opened in 1898. The Gortner post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gortner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Garrett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gortner - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Gortner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Gortner 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>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/