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Welcome to Galena Hill ...

So far, we found very little information about Galena Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Galena Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Galena Hill, please Contact Us.


Galena Hill would have been located within present day Yuba County<2>.

Galena Hill was established in 1852.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Galena Hill is 2,810 feet [856 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Galena Hill is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Galena Hill was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Galena Hill was located: 530

Communities Also Named Galena Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Galena Hill - they are located in Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Galena Hill.

Communities near Galena Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Galena Hill.

  • Grass Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Nevada City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Brandy City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brandy City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
    • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
  • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foster Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
  • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullards Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
  • Clipper Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Strawberry Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Columbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
    • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
  • North San Juan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oroleve
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
    • Oroleve is located in Butte County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Galena Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Galena Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Galena Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Galena Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Galena Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Galena Hill.

The official website for Yuba County: www.co.yuba.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Galena Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Yuba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Galena Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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