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History · Garden City

Garden City dates to 1873, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1888 on and the census since 1950.

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How Garden City began

When was Garden City founded?

1873

Garden City dates its founding to 1873 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1950.

First census: 534 in 19502020 census: 528153 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1880.

What stands out about Garden City’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Garden City are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18883 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1984. Watch Garden City change.Boom and bustPeaked at 745 in 1970; 528 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Garden City’s history is told.

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On the map

Garden City on the map, 1888 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Garden City. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Garden City on the 1888 USGS mapGarden City on the 1892 USGS mapGarden City on the 1984 USGS map1888Cullman sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Garden City.

People over time

Garden City, census by census

02004006008001960198020002020Peak: 745

Peaked at 745 in 1970; 528 people lived here in 2020.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Garden City’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Garden City, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Garden City yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Garden City is a town in Cullman and Blount counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2020 census, the population was 528. Garden City was founded by Johann Cullmann, namesake of Cullman County in 1873 after founding Cullman, Alabama. It was located in Blount County and was incorporated in 1878 (although other sources claim 1911). Cullman County was created in 1877. Garden City was annexed by Cullman County with a shift in county borders until 1901. After a lapse in its incorporation, it was re-incorporated in 1950.

Garden City was established in 1873. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 492 to 528 (+7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Garden City, 1873 to 1970

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1873
    FoundingGarden City is established
  3. 1880Post officeThe Garden City post office opens
  4. 1888On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 20th century
  6. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 745
By decade

Garden City, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Garden City

Nobody well known was born in Garden City itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Channing TatumAmerican actor, dancer and model · b. 1980
Candi StatonAmerican singer–songwriter · b. 1940
Holly WilliamsAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1981
Harold Guy Hunt49th Governor of Alabama · b. 1933
Miles C. AllgoodU.S. Representative · b. 1878
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Peter Tom WillisAmerican football quarterback · b. 1967
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Garden City’s history

What year was Garden City founded?

In 1873, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Garden City’s post office opened in 1880, and the census of 1950 counted 534 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.