I’m not sure for whom the town of Garfield is named. Since there’s been a post office in the community since 1882, and Garfield was assassinated in 1881, it’s possible it was named in his honor, though at this time in the South, it would be an unusual honor for a Union general, which Garfield was before he was elected president.  

The town was incorporated in 1905 and it’s been a small village throughout its history. In the 1920s, the population was just over 400 and today it’s around 250.