Welcome to Girard ...

Girard is located in Richland County<1>.

The location of Girard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Girard is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude 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).

Girard is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Fairview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
• Culbertson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson
  • Culbertson is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culbertson <4>
• Fox Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Fox Lake is located in Richland County
• Lambert
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
  • Lambert is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lambert <4>
• Dore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
  • Dore is located in McKenzie County (ND)
• Harding
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
  • Harding is located in McKenzie County (ND)
• Piche
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piche
  • Piche is located in Richland County
• Bainville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainville
  • Bainville is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainville <4>
• Enid
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
  • Enid is located in Richland 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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Richland County: www.richland.org/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/