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Welcome to Galilee ...

Galilee is located in Rankin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galilee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Galilee is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Galilee: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Galilee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Galilee - they are located in Arkansas, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan and Texas (2).

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

Websites for Galilee ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Galilee, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Galilee ...

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

  • Magee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Magee is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <4>
  • Mendenhall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Raleigh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pelahatchie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Polkville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Polkville is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • D'Lo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Puckett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Puckett is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Mize
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Braxton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Braxton is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Daniel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galilee ...

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

Adding Galilee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Galilee in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Galilee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Galilee post office opened in 1901. The Galilee post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galilee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Galilee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Galilee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Galilee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/