Welcome to Garrettsburg ...
Garrettsburg is located in Buchanan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Garrettsburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
Garrettsburg is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Garrettsburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Garrettsburg: 816 & 975<3>
Communities Also Named Garrettsburg ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Garrettsburg - they are located in Kentucky and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garrettsburg.
Communities near Garrettsburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garrettsburg.
- Saint Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Savannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Country Club
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Plattsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Plattsburg is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburg <4>
- Gower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wathena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Stewartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartsville <4>
- Agency
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Trimble is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimble <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 Garrettsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garrettsburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garrettsburg. 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 Garrettsburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garrettsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Garrettsburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garrettsburg ...
Looking for more information about Garrettsburg? 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 Garrettsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Garrettsburg.
Adding Garrettsburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Garrettsburg 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 Garrettsburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Garrettsburg post office opened in 1872.
We also found Garrettsburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Garrettsburg.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garrettsburg - 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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Garrettsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Garrettsburg 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |