Welcome to Girdner ...

Girdner is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Girdner is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Girdner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Girdner is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Girdner: 417

Communities near Girdner ...

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

• Ava
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ava is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <3>
• Mansfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mansfield is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <3>
• Gainesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Gainesville is located in Ozark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <3>
• Norwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwood is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Estimated population in 2015: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <3>
• Theodosia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Theodosia is located in Ozark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
• Bradleyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
• Wasola
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wasola is located in Ozark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
• Almartha
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Almartha is located in Ozark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
• Foil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Foil is located in Ozark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
• Noble
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Noble is located in Ozark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Girdner ...

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

Adding Girdner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Girdner 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 Girdner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Girdner post office opened in 1885. The Girdner post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Girdner.