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Welcome to Galesville ...

Galesville is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Galesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

Galesville is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Galesville: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Galesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Galesville - they are located in Illinois, Maryland and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Galesville ...

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

  • Myrtle Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Canyonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Riddle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Riddle is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
    • Former names for Riddle:
    • Riddles
    • Riddlesburg
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <4>
  • Glendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Golden is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Wolf Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenback ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Greenback is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
  • Placer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Placer is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer
  • Sunny Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Leland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leland is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galesville ...

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

Adding Galesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Galesville post office opened in 1854. The Galesville post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Galesville - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Galesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Galesville 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/