September 15, 1888

Garfield in Benton County was incorporated. The town is named after James Garfield, the twentieth president of the United States. The community got its start as a railroad depot used for shipping water and fruit. After years of decline following the Depression, the town revitalized in the late twentieth century with the growing population of the county.

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