Welcome to Galesburg ...

Galesburg is located in Jasper County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galesburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Galesburg is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Galesburg: (417)

Communities Also Named Galesburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Galesburg: This one is located in Jasper County and the other is located in Putnam County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 8 communities that are also named Galesburg - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, North Dakota, Ontario and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Galesburg ...

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

• Joplin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <4>
• Pittsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Carthage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Webb City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
  • Webb City is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <4>
• Carl Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
  • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <4>
• Frontenac
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
  • Frontenac is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <4>
• Columbus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Galena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
• Oronogo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
  • Oronogo is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <4>
• Carterville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <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 Galesburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Galesburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galesburg ...

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

Adding Galesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Galesburg 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 Galesburg was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1861.

We also found Galesburg in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Galesburg post office opened in 1869.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galesburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/