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Welcome to Gardner ...

Gardner is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Gardner is located in Menominee County<1>.

Gardner is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gardner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Gardner, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Gardner: 906

Communities Also Named Gardner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Gardner - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, 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.

  • Stephenson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wausaukee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Powers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Daggett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Carney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Swanson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Swanson is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
  • Kells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kells is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
  • Blom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Blom is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
  • Longrie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Longrie is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
  • Nadeau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau

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 book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gardner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Menominee, 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.