Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Galatia came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Galatia in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Galatia. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Galatia data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Galatia:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, an Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Galatia in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Galatia for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Galatia. See our Misc Page for Galatia for more information.