Welcome to Galena ...

Galena is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

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

When the people of Galena refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Galenian<2>

Time Zone: Galena lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Galena: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Galena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Galena - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada (3), New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Adding Galena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Galena in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Galena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galena.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Galena refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Galena may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Galena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Galena area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/