Do you know of Garden City ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Garden City. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Garden City.<1>

Our sources for Garden City (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Garden City other than they indicate that Garden City would be found somewhere in McDowell County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1886 and closed in 1929.

Communities Also Named Garden City ...

We found 38 communities that share the name Garden City.

Within North Carolina, the name Garden City is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Cullman County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Garden City [Cullman County].
- Colorado
  - Weld County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Garden City [Weld County].
- Connecticut
  - New Haven County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Garden City [New Haven County].
- Florida
  - Duval County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Garden City [Duval County].
  - Hillsborough County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Garden City [Hillsborough County].
  - Okaloosa County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Garden City [Okaloosa County].
- Georgia
  - Chatham County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Garden City [Chatham County].
- Idaho
  - Ada County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Garden City [Ada County].
  - Custer County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Garden City [Custer County].
- Indiana
  - Bartholomew County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Garden City [Bartholomew County].
  - Saint Joseph County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Garden City [Saint Joseph County].
- Iowa
  - Hardin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Garden City [Hardin County].
- Kansas
  - Finney County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Garden City [Finney County].
  - Harvey County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Garden City [Harvey County].
- Louisiana
  - Saint Mary Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Garden City [Saint Mary Parish].
- Michigan
  - Berrien County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Garden City [Berrien County].
  - Wayne County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Garden City [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
  - Blue Earth County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Garden City [Blue Earth County].
- Mississippi
  - Franklin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Garden City [Franklin County].
- Missouri
  - Cass County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Garden City [Cass County].
- New Jersey
  - Gloucester County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Garden City [Gloucester County].
- New York
  - Nassau County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Garden City [Nassau County].
  - Queens County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Garden City [Queens County].
- Ohio
  - Scioto County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Garden City [Scioto County].
- Oklahoma
  - Tulsa County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Garden City [Tulsa County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Allegheny County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Garden City [Allegheny County].
  - Delaware County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Garden City [Delaware County].
- Rhode Island
  - Providence County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Garden City [Providence County].
- South Carolina
  - Horry County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Garden City [Horry County].
- South Dakota
  - Clark County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Garden City [Clark County].
- Texas
  - Glasscock County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Garden City [Glasscock County].
  - Harris County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Garden City [Harris County].
- Utah
  - Rich County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Garden City [Rich County].
  - Salt Lake County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Garden City [Salt Lake County].
- Virginia
  - Arlington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Garden City [Arlington County].
  - Hampton City
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Garden City [Hampton City].
  - Roanoke City
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Garden City [Roanoke City].
- Washington
  - Grays Harbor County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Garden City [Grays Harbor County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Garden City ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Garden City:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Garden City - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Garden City.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 37/25387 (Place Name: Garden City)

County: McDowell (FIPS State/County: 37/111)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Garden City) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in McDowell County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in McDowell County.

Footnotes ...

<1>	This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Garden City could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/