Welcome to Galloway ...
So far, we found very little information about Galloway. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Galloway to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Galloway, please Contact Us.
Galloway would have been located within present day Morrow County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Galloway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Galloway is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Galloway was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Galloway was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Galloway ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Galloway - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Galloway.
Communities near Galloway ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Galloway.
- Stanfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
- Stanfield is located in Umatilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanfield <6>
- Heppner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner
- Heppner is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heppner <6>
- Echo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Umatilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
- Ione
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Ione is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <6>
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Ordnance ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
- Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
- Hinkle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Hermiston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston
- Hermiston is located in Umatilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermiston <6>
- Boardman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Boardman is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <6>
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 Galloway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Galloway.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Galloway. 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 Galloway.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Galloway. See our Newspapers Page for Galloway.
Adding Galloway to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Galloway 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 Galloway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Galloway post office opened in 1886.
We also found Galloway in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Galloway.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Morrow County: www.morrowcountyoregon.com/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Galloway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Morrow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Galloway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Galloway area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Galloway area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |