Welcome to Galilee ...

Galilee is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Galilee, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galilee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Galilee is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Galilee: (315)

Communities Also Named Galilee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Galilee - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Galilee ...

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

• Brockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockville <4>
• Ogdensburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
  • Ogdensburg is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogdensburg <4>
• Canton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Prescott
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <4>
• Gouverneur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
  • Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <4>
• Heuvelton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuvelton
  • Heuvelton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heuvelton <4>
• Hermon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
• Morristown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Rensselaer Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
  • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <4>
• Richville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Richville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <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 Galilee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Galilee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galilee ...

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

Adding Galilee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Galilee post office opened in 1892.

We also found Galilee on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galilee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/