Garden City Missouri Map

About Garden City, Missouri

Garden City is a locality in Cass County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,742. The population density is 240.3 people per km². Garden City is located at 38.5611°N, 94.1913°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 64747.

Garden City unfolds across rolling Missouri terrain, where broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon often softened by the hazy breath of summer. It lies 25.3 miles south-east of Belton, MO (from Belton, MO: bearing 133°T), and is situated 10.6 miles south-east of Harrisonville. The land here is generous, a fertile quilt stitched with the emerald of pastures and the darker greens of oak and hickory groves that offer brief, welcome shade. A quiet beauty resides in the way the late afternoon sun, a molten gold, spills across the gently sloped fields, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air and casting long, languid shadows that deepen the already rich hues of the earth. The air itself carries the clean scent of turned soil and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening grain, a constant reminder of the land's enduring bounty. The history of Garden City is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring legacy of agriculture and the quiet resilience of its people. For generations, this corner of Cass County has been sustained by the rich soil, its economy intrinsically tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm that has shaped the character of the community. While the days of bustling general stores might be a fading memory, the spirit of self-sufficiency and neighborly connection persists, evident in the well-maintained farmsteads and the quiet hum of activity on a market day. The nearby Grand River, though not directly bordering Garden City, exerts its subtle influence, its waterways feeding the land and shaping the broader landscape that defines this place.

About This Garden City Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Garden City, Missouri with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Garden City and Cass County.

Detailed location data for Garden City includes the ZIP code (64747), telephone area code (816), county seat of Cass County (Harrisonville), and school district assignment (Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Garden City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.