Garrett, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Keyser Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46738. The Survey maps it on the Garrett quadrangle. 6,542 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 879 feet above sea level.
On record in Garrett
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 19 shown
Samuel Bevier Houselisted 1983
Joseph Bowman Farmhouselisted 1983
Breechbill-Davidson Houselisted 1983
Brethren in Christ Churchlisted 1983
Orin Clark Houselisted 1983
Dekalb County Home and Barnlisted 1983
William Fountain Houselisted 1983
Garrett Community Mausoleumlisted 2014
Garrett Historic Districtlisted 1983
Gump Houselisted 1983
J.H. Haag Houselisted 1983
Edward Kelham Houselisted 1983
Population over time
2 figuresGarrett grew from 6,286 to 6,542 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,286 | |
| 2020 | 6,542 | +256 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Garrett quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Garrett quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
2,823 words on this townshipHistory of Dekalb County, Indiana, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families, published 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Keyser Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Keyser Township - 2,823 words.
Fires near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Garrett between 2002 and 2004, burning about 7 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 February 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 12 November 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Garrett: 5 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fedrick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Hixon Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Indian Springs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lampe Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Scott Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sheets Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Steward Property | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garrett in 13 storm reports between 1999 and 2021: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | $5,000 | Mobile home blown off foundation. Roof damage to some homes. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | $2,000 | Several power lines and tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | The public reported a tree down in the roadway. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | A trained spotter reported a one to two foot diameter tree branch as well as a sign were blown down near the intersection of County Road 15 and Highway 8. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | A large sycamore tree was snapped off about 25 feet off the ground. Large branches in the area were also blown down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | Law enforcement reported trees down in Garrett. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | Law enforcement reported trees down south of Garrett. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | Several trees down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | Several trees blown down. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Garrett | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Garrett | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Garrett | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altona | 1.0 miles | 10 | |
| Cedar | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Butler Center | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Saint Johns | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Auburn Junction | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| New Era | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Auburn | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Corunna | 6.1 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Garrett | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2684665 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 434969. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





