Welcome to Garretts Bluff ...
Garretts Bluff is located Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Garretts Bluff, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?. A typical abbreviation for Garretts Bluff: Garretts Blf. (or less commonly used: Garretts Bluf.) See our Genealogy Helper Page for Garretts Bluff for more information about variations on the name of Garretts Bluff. Garretts Bluff is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Garretts Bluff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Garretts Bluff: (903) and (430)<3> We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garretts Bluff. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Garretts Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garretts Bluff. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garretts Bluff. 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 Garretts Bluff. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garretts Bluff. See our Newspapers Page for Garretts Bluff. Looking for more information about Garretts Bluff? 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 Garretts Bluff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Garretts Bluff. We originally found mention of Garretts Bluff 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 Garretts Bluff was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Garretts Bluff on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Garretts Bluff.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garretts Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garretts Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903). <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.