Garten, West Virginia

About Garten

Set in the southern part of West Virginia, Garten is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Garten is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.42 square miles.

📰 Garten News Today

• Carol Long Obituary (1954 - 2026) - Charleston, WV - Charleston Gazette-Mail Legacy obituary · Aug 7
• Laura Ann (Garten) Wiersteiner Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home & Crematorium · Mar 1
• Stanley Garten Obituary (2026) - Montgomery, WV - Charleston Gazette-Mail Legacy obituary · Mar 28
• Carlos H. Garten Obituary Oct 27, 2019 Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapels · Oct 27
• Carol Garten Obituary - San Antonio, TX Dignity Memorial · Dec 20

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What Makes Garten Unique

• The only place in America named Garten — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

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