Do you know of Galax ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Galax. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Galax.<1>

Our sources for Galax (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Galax other than they indicate that Galax would be found somewhere in Watauga County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1903 and closed  in 1911.

Communities Also Named Galax ...

We found one communities that share the name Galax.

Within North Carolina, the name Galax is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Galax in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Galax City
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Galax [Galax City].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Galax ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Galax:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Watauga County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Watauga County.