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Welcome to Galena ...

Galena is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

When the people of Galena refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Galenian<2>

Galena is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Galena: 662 & 471<4>

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, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, 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.

  • Holly Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Byhalia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Potts Camp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Abbeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Chulahoma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
  • Marianna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marianna is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
  • Laws Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
  • Wyatte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wyatte is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
  • Harmontown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
  • Aiken
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Aiken is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken

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 (so far) 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 1891. The Galena post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Galena refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Galena may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Galena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Galena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Galena area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/