Welcome to Girard ...

Girard is located in Richland County<1>.

Girard is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Girard is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Girard lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Girard (for example, toward Alexander (ND)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Girard: 406

Communities Also Named Girard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Girard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Girard ...

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

• Sidney
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sidney is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
• Fairview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fairview is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <3>
• Culbertson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Culbertson is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culbertson <3>
• Fox Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Lake is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
• Lambert
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lambert is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lambert <3>
• Dore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Dore is located in McKenzie County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
• Piche
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Piche is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piche
• Harding
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Harding is located in McKenzie County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
• Bainville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bainville is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainville <3>
• Enid
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Enid is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Girard ...

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