Map of Garden City CDP, Texas

Garden City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Glasscock County, Texas, United States. It lies near the center of the county, 27 miles (43 km) south of Big Spring. Garden City serves as the Glasscock County seat, and at the 2010 census had a population of 334. The ZIP code is 79739.

Garden City CDP overview:
Name:Garden City CDP
LSAD Code:57
LSAD Description:CDP (suffix)
State:Texas
County:Glasscock County
Total Area:1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²)
Land Area:1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²)
Water Area:0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Total Population:334
Population Density:189/sq mi (72.9/km²)
ZIP code:79739
FIPS code:4828176
GNISfeature ID:1336388

Online Interactive Map

Garden City online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Garden City location map. Where is Garden City CDP?

Garden City location on the U.S. Map. Where is Garden City CDP.
Garden City location on the U.S. Map.
Garden City location on the Texas map. Where is Garden City CDP.
Location of Garden City in Texas.

History

Garden City’s history began in 1886, when what became the town’s post office was established in a general store, and a settlement began to develop in the area around the business. The post office was to be named after the store proprietor, a man by the name of Gardner. However, after a clerical error by officials in Washington, the postal franchise was granted under the name “Garden” City.

Garden City was the first Texas community platted by renowned surveyor W. D. Twichell, a Minnesota native.

In 1893, Glasscock County was organized, and Garden City vied for the county seat along with two other area communities, New California and Dixie. New California was ultimately chosen as the county seat; it was located in a less flood-prone region and had a readily accessible water supply. However, at the time of the county’s organization, New California consisted of a mere two dwellings and an equally sparse population, whereas Garden City boasted a school, the general store/post office, and several homes. In a unique compromise, most of Garden City’s structures were placed on wheels and relocated to the New California site, and on April 5, 1893, the settlement was renamed Garden City. A two-story stone courthouse was constructed later that same year, followed by a new, larger courthouse in 1910 (with the former building remaining in use as the Glasscock County Jail).

Between 1927 and 1943, Garden City’s population fluctuated between 100 and 250, and several businesses and a newspaper (the Garden City Gazette) had come and gone. By 1945, Garden City had eight businesses and a population of 200. In the 1950s, oil was discovered nearby, creating a bit of a boom for the area. While Garden City’s population did not experience the spike that other West Texas oil boom towns had seen (the population peaked at 300 in 1968, many years after the boom had ended), it did increase the community’s commerce, with the number of operating businesses almost doubling from 1947 to 1968. By 1980, the population had fallen to 293, a figure maintained until 2010, when that year’s census counted 334 residents.

The area is conducive to wind power generation, as is much of West Texas, and several wind farms have been proposed for the area.

Limestone from the quarry of TexaStone in Garden City was donated in 2004 for establishment of the Stonehenge replica in Odessa, Texas.

Garden City Road Map

Road map of Garden City
Road map of Garden City

Garden City Satellite Map

Satellite map of Garden City
Satellite map of Garden City

See also

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