Welcome to Garden City ...

Garden City is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garden City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Garden City is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Garden City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Garden City - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (3), Georgia, Idaho (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (3) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garden City.

Communities near Garden City ...

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

• Centreville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <4>
• Bude
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
  • Bude is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <4>
• Gloster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
  • Gloster is located in Amite County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <4>
• Roxie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
  • Roxie is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <4>
• Meadville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <4>
• Crosby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Crosby is located in Amite County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <4>
• White Apple
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Apple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
  • White Apple is located in Franklin County
• Jeannette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeannette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Adams County
• Wilkinson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
  • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
• Hamburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Franklin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garden City ...

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

Adding Garden City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Garden City post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garden City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/