Welcome to Galena ...So far, we found very little information about Galena. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Galena to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Galena, please Contact Us. Galena would have been located within present day Lander County<2>. Galena was founded in 1869. When the people of Galena referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Galenian<3> While the community is gone, the present day location for Galena is 6,150 feet [1,875 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Galena is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Galena was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Galena was located: 775 Communities Also Named Galena ...While we believe that this Galena is located in Lander County, we know of another 2 Nevada communities named Galena. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lincoln and Washoe County. Beyond Nevada, 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, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, 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.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling 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. Adding Galena to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Galena 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 Galena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Galena. Footnotes ...
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