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Welcome to Galeville ...

Galeville is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galeville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Galeville is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Galeville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Galeville: 845 & 329<3>

Communities Also Named Galeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Galeville: This one is located in Ulster County and the other is located in Onondaga County.

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

Websites for Galeville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Galeville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Galeville ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Newburgh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beacon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
  • Woodbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • New Paltz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Walden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Washingtonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wappingers Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Goshen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galeville ...

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

Adding Galeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Galeville 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 (so far) for Galeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Galeville post office opened in 1894. The Galeville post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galeville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Galeville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Galeville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Galeville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/