Welcome to Galton ...

Galton is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Galton: GAWL-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Galton is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Galton: (217)

Communities near Galton ...

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

• Charleston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• Mattoon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  • Mattoon is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattoon <5>
• Sullivan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <5>
• Tuscola
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <5>
• Tolono
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Arcola
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <5>
• Villa Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Arthur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <5>
• Bement
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Philo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <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 Galton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Galton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galton ...

Looking for more information about Galton? 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 Galton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Galton.

Adding Galton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Galton 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 Galton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Galton post office opened in 1883.

We also found Galton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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