Welcome to Galesburg ...

The city of Galesburg is located in Traill County<1>.

The location of Galesburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galesburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Galesburg has a population of 104 people<3> (see below for details).

Galesburg is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Galesburg lies within the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Galesburg had an population of 104 people. This is a decrease of 3.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 33.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Galesburg had a population of 108 people. This makes Galesburg the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Galesburg represents 0.02% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 264th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 108 people, the population of Galesburg decreased 31.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 157 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Galesburg.

Communities Also Named Galesburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Galesburg - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri (2), Ontario and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Galesburg ...

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

• Mayville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <5>
• Hillsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Portland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <5>
• Arthur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <5>
• Hunter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <5>
• Hope
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
• Page
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
  • Page is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Page <5>
• Grandin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
  • Grandin is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandin <5>
• Clifford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
  • Clifford is located in Traill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifford <5>
• Ayr
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
  • Ayr is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galesburg ...

Looking for more information about Galesburg? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Galesburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Galesburg.

Adding Galesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Galesburg 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 for Galesburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Galesburg post office opened in 1882.

We also found Galesburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galesburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Galesburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/