City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas, United States

Overview of Garland

• Name:
  Garland
• Official Name:
  City of Garland
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Dallas County, Texas, United States (100%)
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Located in NE Dallas Co.
• History (GNIS):
  Garland was first called Duck Creek sometime before 1886. In that year, local businesses moved a short distance to be closer to the RR and changed the name of the town to Embree inhonor of Dr. K H Embree, a noted local physician. The name was changed to Garland about 1890 in honor of H A Garland, US Attorney General during Grover Cleveland's presidency. The town was incorporated in 1891 (TX-T2/v1/p671).
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:32.912624032° 54' 45.4"N

  Longitude:-96.638883396° 38' 20.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Centerville 2.6 mi. SE
  • Rowlett 4.4 mi. E
  • Sachse 5.1 mi. NE
  • Richardson 5.8 mi. NW
  • Murphy (Collin County) 7.2 mi. N
  • Plano (Collin County) 8.2 mi. NW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Garland 2.2 mi. E
  • Miles 2.3 mi. E
  • Sacred Heart (Rowlett) 4.3 mi. E
  • Big A (Rowlett) 4.6 mi. E
  • McCree (Dallas) 5 mi. SW
  • Big Springs 5 mi. NW
  • Pleasant Valley (Sachse) 5.1 mi. NE
  • Blewett (Richardson) 5.7 mi. NW
  • Fields (Dallas) 6 mi. W
  • Restland Memorial Park 6.1 mi. W
  • Rowlett (Rowlett) 6.3 mi. E
  • Pleasant Ridge (Sunnyvale) 6.5 mi. SE
• Population:
  217,219
• Elevation:
  168 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  936486329
• Updated Apr 21, 2020