Welcome to Garrett ...
Garrett is located in Albany County<1>.
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The location of Garrett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Garrett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Garrett is 6,780 feet [2,067 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Garrett is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Garrett lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Garrett: 307
Communities Also Named Garrett ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Garrett - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (3), Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garrett.
Communities near Garrett ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Garrett.
- Toltec
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
- Toltec is located in Albany County
- Binford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
- Binford is located in Albany County
- Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Albany County
- Esterbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esterbrook
- Esterbrook is located in Converse County
- Westview Circle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Circle
- Westview Circle is located in Platte County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Garrett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garrett.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garrett. 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 Garrett.
Adding Garrett to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Garrett 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 Garrett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Garrett post office opened in 1898.
We also found Garrett on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Garrett.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garrett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Albany County: www.co.albany.wy.us/
The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Albany, 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 Garrett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |