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Village · Butler County · Population 55 (2020 census) · ZIP 68632 · Founded 1880

About Garrison

Garrison is a village of 55 people (2020) in central Butler County, at 1,598 feet about 6 miles south-southwest of David City. Nebraska’s 2020 center of population, as figured by the Census Bureau, lies about 3 miles west. Garrison is on Central Time.

History

Garrison was laid out about 1880, when the railroad arrived, and named for the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. Its post office ran from 1880 to 1965.

Nearby towns

Millerton	about 3 mi west-northwest	County roads
David City	about 6 mi north-northeast	County roads
Rising City	about 7 mi west-northwest	County roads
Ulysses	about 7 mi south-southwest	County roads
Brainard	about 8 mi east	County roads
Surprise	about 9 mi west-southwest	County roads

Health care

Hospital: Butler County Health Care Center, David City, about 6 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Nebraska State Gazetteer (1890), NEGenWeb Butler County; Butler County; City of David City; History Nebraska markers; National Register; Nebraska Department of Transportation; Lower Platte South NRD; Nebraska Secretary of State; Nebraska Library Commission; TrailLink; Visit Nebraska; SchoolDigger. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.