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Welcome to Garrett ...

Garrett is located in Albany County<1>.

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.<2> In other words, the elevation 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

The ZIP code for Garrett: 82058<3>

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)
    • Toltec is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
  • Binford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Binford is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
  • Rock Creek ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Creek is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Esterbrook
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Esterbrook is located in Converse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esterbrook
  • Westview Circle
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Westview Circle is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Circle

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 (so far) for Garrett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Garrett post office opened in 1898. The Garrett post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garrett.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Garrett - 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 Garrett). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Garrett or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>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/