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Welcome to Gallagherville ...

Gallagherville is located in Chester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gallagherville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gallagherville is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gallagherville: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities near Gallagherville ...

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

  • Pottstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • West Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Phoenixville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Coatesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brookhaven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennett Square
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Media
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Media is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <4>
  • Elsmere
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
  • Oxford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gallagherville ...

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

Adding Gallagherville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gallagherville 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 Gallagherville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gallagherville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gallagherville - 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 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Gallagherville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Gallagherville 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.