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Welcome to North Galway ...

North Galway is located in Saratoga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Galway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for North Galway: N. Galway

North Galway is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Galway: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near North Galway ...

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

  • Schenectady
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Saratoga Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Amsterdam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gloversville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Johnstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Scotia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
  • Ballston Spa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Corinth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hagaman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Broadalbin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Galway ...

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

Adding North Galway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Galway 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 North Galway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Galway post office opened in 1828. The North Galway post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Galway.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saratoga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Galway - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the North Galway area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the North Galway 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/