Welcome to Galt ...

Galt is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

Galt is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Galt is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Galt lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Galt is located in the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Galt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Galt - they are located in California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, North Dakota and Ontario.

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

Communities near Galt ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Galt.

• Carp ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
  • Carp is located in Lincoln County
  • Former name for Carp:
  • Cliffdale
• Rox
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rox
  • Rox is located in Lincoln County
• Elgin ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Lincoln County
• Moapa Town
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moapa Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moapa Town
  • Moapa Town is located in Clark County
• Moapa
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moapa
  • Moapa is located in Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moapa <4>
• Glendale
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Clark County
• Amber ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
  • Amber is located in Clark County
• Boyd ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Boyd is located in Lincoln County
• Logandale
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logandale
  • Logandale is located in Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logandale <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galt ...

Looking for more information about Galt? 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 Galt, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Galt.

Adding Galt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Galt 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 Galt was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Galt mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/