The story
Read it all →How Garland came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Garland.
The village of Garland was named in honor of Dr. John Crawley Garland (1832-1884), a physician who practiced in there.[1]
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History · Garland
Half of Garland’s homes were built after 1987
Most of Garland was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1965 on and the census since 1920.
0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
What stands out about Garland’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Garland’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Garland’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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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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Garland on the map, 1965 to 1972
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Garland. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1965Osceola sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Garland.
People over time
Garland, census by census
Between 119 and 310 people in every census since 1920.
11 censuses, 1920–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Garland’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Garland
Nobody well known was born in Garland itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Ed BruceAmerican country music songwriter and singer · b. 1939
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Kimberly DerrickShort-track speed skater · b. 1985Places that used to be
Places now gone
Gone or out of use
Garland Schoolschool
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Garland’s history
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Sources
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, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.