Welcome to Galesville ...

Galesville is located in Piatt County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galesville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Galesville is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Galesville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Galesville (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Galesville: (217)

Communities Also Named Galesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Galesville - they are located in Maryland, Oregon and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Galesville ...

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

• Champaign
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign
  • Champaign is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champaign <4>
• Urbana
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Mahomet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <4>
• Savoy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
  • Savoy is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <4>
• Monticello
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Le Roy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Tolono
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
  • Tolono is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <4>
• Fisher
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
• Farmer City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <4>
• Bement
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
  • Bement is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galesville ...

Looking for more information about Galesville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Galesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Galesville.

Adding Galesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Galesville 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 Galesville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Piatt County: www.piattcounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov