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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 Washoe County<2>. We aren't confident of the location of Galena, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Galena, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1883. When the people of Galena referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Galenian<4> Time Zone: The area where Galena was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time If Galena still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code. Communities Also Named Galena ...While we believe that this Galena is located in Washoe County, we know of another 2 Nevada communities named Galena. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lander and Lincoln 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 created 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 FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Galena was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883). For more details, see References and Mentions for Galena. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.nv.us/ The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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