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History · Garland

Garland’s post office opened in 1886, and 40% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1948 on.

1886first post office
0on the National Register
40%homes built before 1940
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How Garland began

When was Garland founded?

1886

The Garland post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 31140 years
Founding year: the first Garland post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Garland’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 Garland are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Garland’s homes were built before 1948.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Garland’s history is told.

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The story

How Garland came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Garland.

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Garland was originally called Memphis. The name was changed to Garland (after a brand of stoves) when the railroad came through in the 1880s.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Garland on the map, 1948 to 1950

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

Garland on the 1948 USGS mapGarland on the 1950 USGS map1948Mulberry sheet · 1:62,500

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

Questions about Garland’s history

What year was Garland founded?

The Garland post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.