Welcome to Garnet ...
Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Garnet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Garnet is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Garnet lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Garnet: 920 & 274<3>
Communities Also Named Garnet ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Garnet - they are located in California, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garnet.
Communities near Garnet ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garnet.
- Oshkosh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oshkosh
- From Garnet to Oshkosh
- Fond du Lac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fond du Lac
- From Garnet to Fond du Lac
- Neenah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Neenah
- From Garnet to Neenah
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harrison
- From Garnet to Harrison
- Plymouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Plymouth
- From Garnet to Plymouth
- North Fond du Lac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Chilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chilton
- From Garnet to Chilton
- Kiel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kiel
- From Garnet to Kiel
- New Holstein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Brillion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Garnet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garnet.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garnet. 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 Garnet.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garnet. See our Newspapers Page for Garnet.
Adding Garnet to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Garnet 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 Garnet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Garnet post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Garnet.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garnet. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Fond du Lac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garnet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Garnet area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Garnet area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |