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Welcome to Gardendale ...

Gardendale is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Gardendale is located in Ector County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gardendale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1971.

Gardendale is 2,960 feet [902 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gardendale is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Gardendale (for example, toward Jal (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Gardendale: 432

The ZIP code for Gardendale: 79758<3>

Communities Also Named Gardendale ...

While we believe that this Gardendale is located in Ector County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Gardendale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bexar, La Salle and Nueces County.

Beyond Texas, there are 8 communities that are also named Gardendale - they are located in Alabama (2), Michigan, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Gardendale ...

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

  • Midland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Odessa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Goldsmith
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
    • Goldsmith is located in Ector County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsmith <4>
  • West Odessa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Odessa
    • West Odessa is located in Ector County
  • Coyote Corner
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Andrews
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Notrees
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notrees have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notrees
    • Notrees is located in Ector County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notrees <4>
  • Penwell
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwell
    • Penwell is located in Ector County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penwell <4>
  • Judkins
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gardendale ...

Looking for more information about Gardendale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gardendale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gardendale.

Adding Gardendale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gardendale 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 Gardendale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Gardendale post office opened in 1971.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gardendale.

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

The official website for Ector County: www.co.ector.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Ector, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gardendale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Gardendale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gardendale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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