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Welcome to Gardner ...

Gardner is located in Weakley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gardner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Gardner is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gardner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Gardner: 731

Communities Also Named Gardner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Gardner - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (4), South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Gardner ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.weakleycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gardner, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Gardner ...

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

  • Union City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunlap ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dunlap is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
  • Dresden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • South Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fulton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fulton is located in Fulton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
  • Greenfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pillowville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
  • Englewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Englewood is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
  • Gleason
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Troy is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gardner ...

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

Adding Gardner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gardner 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 Gardner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gardner post office opened in 1882. The Gardner post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gardner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Weakley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gardner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/