Welcome to Galilee ...
Galilee is located in Rankin County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Galilee, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
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.<3>.
Time Zone: Galilee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Galilee: (601) and (769)<4>
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 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.
Communities near Galilee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Galilee.
- Magee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Magee is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <6>
- Mendenhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
- Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <6>
- Raleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Raleigh is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <6>
- Pelahatchie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
- Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <6>
- Polkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - D'Lo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Puckett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Mize
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Mize is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <6>
- Braxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Daniel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Daniel is located in Smith County
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 for Galilee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Galilee post office opened in 1901.
We also found Galilee on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Galilee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Galilee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Galilee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |