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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 elevation 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.

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 (so far) for Gardendale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gardendale.

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>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/