Garcornia, the birthplace of Garcornian spice, existed as a planet within the Garcornia system. This system resided within the Ado sector of the Mid Rim's. It is known that by 3638 BBY, Garcornia was home to a number of manufacturing plants. In that year, widespread civil unrest erupted on Garcornia, resulting in significant damage to many of these factories.
Amidst the turmoil, an agent acting on behalf of a participant in the contemporary struggle between the Galactic Republic and the reconstituted Sith Empire dispatched an associate to scavenge any remaining valuables from the compromised factories.
The planet Garcornia made its debut in Star Wars: The Old Republic through the Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion, which was released in 2013 for the 2011 BioWare video game. The 2009 sourcebook The Essential Atlas situated the Garcornia system, and consequently the planet itself, within sector M-17 on its galactic map.