Welcome to Galloway ...
Galloway is located in Marathon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Galloway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Galloway is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Galloway lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Galloway: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Galloway: 54432<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, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (3) and West Virginia.
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.
- Stevens Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
- Kronenwetter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Iola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Amherst
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wittenberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birnamwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tigerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hatley
(12 miles [19.3 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 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 (so far) for Galloway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Galloway post office opened in 1904. The Galloway post office closed in 1976.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Galloway.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marathon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Galloway - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Galloway area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. 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). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Galloway). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Galloway or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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/ |