Welcome to Garrison ...

Garrison is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Garrison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Garrison is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Garrison lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Garrison: (724) and (874)<4>

Communities Also Named Garrison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Garrison - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Garrison ...

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

• Waynesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Mannington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <5>
• Fairchance
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance
  • Fairchance is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairchance <5>
• Cameron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <5>
• Grant Town
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
  • Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
• Pine Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <5>
• Fairview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
  • Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
• Farmington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Marion County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Hundred
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hundred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred
  • Hundred is located in Wetzel County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hundred <5>
• Littleton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garrison ...

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

Adding Garrison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garrison 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 Garrison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Garrison post office opened in 1887.

We also found Garrison in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garrison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/