Welcome to Galestown ...

The town of Galestown is located in Dorchester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Galestown has a population of 133 people<3> (see below for details).

Galestown is near sea level<4>.

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

Galestown is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<5> and (667).

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Galestown had an population of 133 people. This is a decrease of 3.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Galestown had a population of 138 people. This makes Galestown the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 138 people, the population of Galestown increased 36.63% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 101 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Galestown.

Communities near Galestown ...

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

• Salisbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <6>
• Cambridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <6>
• Seaford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
  • Seaford is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <6>
• Georgetown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <6>
• Fruitland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <6>
• Laurel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <6>
• Delmar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <6>
• Federalsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
  • Federalsburg is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <6>
• Bridgeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <6>
• Hurlock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
  • Hurlock is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galestown ...

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

Adding Galestown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Galestown 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 Galestown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Galestown post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galestown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/