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Welcome to Garrison ...

So far, we found very little information about Garrison. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Garrison to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Garrison, please Contact Us.

Garrison would have been located within present day Cascade County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Garrison is 3,340 feet [1,018 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Garrison is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Garrison was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Garrison was located: 406

Communities Also Named Garrison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Garrison: This one is located in Cascade County and the other is located in Powell County.

Beyond Montana, there are 19 communities that are also named Garrison - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Garrison ...

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

  • Great Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cascade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ulm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Clair ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Clair is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Sun Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
  • Manchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Manchester is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Sun River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vaughn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fort Shaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden

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

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

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

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 Garrison, 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 Cascade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garrison - 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.