Welcome to Galeton ...

Galeton is located in Weld County<1>.

The location of Galeton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galeton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Galeton is 4,770 feet [1,454 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Galeton is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Galeton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Galeton is within the (970) area code.

The ZIP code for Galeton: 80622<4>

Communities Also Named Galeton ...

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

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

Communities near Galeton ...

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

• Greeley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <5>
• Windsor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
  • Former names for Windsor:
  • New Liberty
  • New Windsor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <5>
• Evans
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Evans is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <5>
• Severance
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • Severance is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Severance <5>
• Eaton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <5>
• La Salle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
  • La Salle is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <5>
• Ault
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
  • Ault is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ault <5>
• Kersey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kersey
  • Kersey is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kersey <5>
• Gilcrest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilcrest
  • Gilcrest is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilcrest <5>
• Pierce
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <5>

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 Galeton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Galeton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Galeton. 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 Galeton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galeton ...

Looking for more information about Galeton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Galeton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Galeton.

Adding Galeton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Galeton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Galeton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Galeton post office opened in 1910.

We also found Galeton mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galeton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Galeton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/