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Welcome to Garland ...

Garland is located in McDowell County<1>.


The location of Garland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Garland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

Garland is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Garland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Garland: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Garland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Garland: This one is located in McDowell County and the other is located in Barbour County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 32 communities that are also named Garland - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Garland ...

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

  • Welch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Welch is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <5>
  • Grundy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
    • Grundy is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <5>
  • Gary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • War
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for War have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • War is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Pineville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Mingo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
  • Davy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
    • Davy is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Northfork
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
    • Northfork is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <5>
  • Bradshaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
    • Bradshaw is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradshaw <5>
  • Iaeger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iaeger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garland ...

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

Adding Garland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garland 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 Garland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Garland post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garland.

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including McDowell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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