Welcome to Galena ...

Galena is located in Floyd County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

When the people of Galena refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Galenian<3>

Galena is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Galena lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Galena (for example, toward Dale), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Galena is within the boundaries of the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Galena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Galena - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada (3), New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Galena ...

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

• Louisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Jeffersonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <5>
• New Albany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <5>
• Clarksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
• Saint Matthews
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <5>
• Shively
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <5>
• Sellersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <5>
• Charlestown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <5>
• Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Prospect
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <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 Galena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Galena.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galena ...

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

Adding Galena to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Galena post office opened in 1843.

We also found Galena in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcounty.in.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov