Welcome to Garnet ...
So far, we found very little information about Garnet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Garnet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Garnet, please Contact Us.
Garnet would have been located within present day Granite County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Garnet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Garnet is 5,900 feet [1,798 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Garnet is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Garnet was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Garnet once stood is in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Garnet ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Garnet - they are located in California, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ontario and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garnet.
Communities near Garnet ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garnet.
- Drummond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Drummond is located in Granite County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drummond <4>
- Greenough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
- Greenough is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenough <4>
- Bearmouth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Ovando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovando
- Ovando is located in Powell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovando <4>
- Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hall is located in Granite County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall <4>
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
- Helmville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmville
- Helmville is located in Powell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helmville <4>
- Jens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
- Jens is located in Powell County
- Stone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Piltzville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piltzville
- Piltzville is located in Missoula 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 Garnet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garnet.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garnet. 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 Garnet.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garnet. See our Newspapers Page for Garnet.
Adding Garnet to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Garnet 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 Garnet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Garnet post office opened in 1896.
We also found Garnet on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Garnet.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Garnet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Granite, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garnet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |