Welcome to Garnet ...

Garnet is located in Clark County<1>.

Garnet is 2,220 feet [677 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Garnet is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Garnet lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Garnet: 702 & 725<3>

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, Montana, 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.

• North Las Vegas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • North Las Vegas is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Las Vegas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260,098 people
• Dry Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dry Lake is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Lake
• Sunrise Manor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunrise Manor is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Manor
• Hoover City ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoover City is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover City
• Silver City ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver City is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
• Las Vegas
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Las Vegas is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Vegas <4>
• Winchester
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
• Henderson
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Henderson is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
• Junction City ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Junction City is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
• Moapa
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Moapa is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moapa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moapa <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garnet ...

Looking for more information about Garnet? 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 Garnet, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 (so far) for Garnet was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garnet.