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Welcome to Galmey ...

Galmey is located in Hickory County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galmey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Galmey is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Galmey: 417

Communities near Galmey ...

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

  • Bolivar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Humansville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermitage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Urbana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Weaubleau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wheatland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Preston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cross Timbers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Collins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Flemington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Flemington is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galmey ...

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

Adding Galmey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Galmey 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 (so far) for Galmey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Galmey post office opened in 1887. The Galmey post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galmey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Hickory, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Galmey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/