Welcome to Garards Fort ...
Garards Fort is located in Greene County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Garards Fort, you might consider that their post office opened in 1934.
A typical abbreviation for Garards Fort: Garards Ft. (or less commonly used: Garards Frt.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Garards Fort for more information about variations on the name of Garards Fort.
Garards Fort is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Garards Fort lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Garards Fort: 724 & 878<3>
Communities near Garards Fort ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garards Fort.
- Morgantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- California
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <4>
- Waynesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Waynesburg is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <4>
- Masontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Star City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
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 Garards Fort. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garards Fort.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garards Fort. 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 Garards Fort.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garards Fort. See our Newspapers Page for Garards Fort.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garards Fort ...
Looking for more information about Garards Fort? 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 Garards Fort, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Garards Fort.
Adding Garards Fort to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Garards Fort 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 for Garards Fort was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Garards Fort post office opened in 1934.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Garards Fort.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garards Fort - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 724 code has been Overlayed with the 878 area code. New phone numbers in the Garards Fort area will be assigned with one of these codes: 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Garards Fort area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |