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Welcome to Galesville ...

The city of Galesville is located in Trempealeau County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Galesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Galesville has a population of 1,594 people<2> (see below for details).

Galesville is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Galesville had an population of 1,594 people. This is an increase of 7.63% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Galesville had a population of 1,481 people (or 5.14% of the total population of Trempealeau County). This makes Galesville the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Galesville represents 0.03% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 589th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,481 people, the population of Galesville increased 3.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,427 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Galesville.

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 Oregon.

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.

  • La Crosse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
  • Winona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
  • Onalaska
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
    • Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
  • Holmen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
    • Holmen is located in La Crosse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
  • La Crescent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crescent
    • La Crescent is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,037 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crescent <4>
  • West Salem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
    • West Salem is located in La Crosse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
  • Goodview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
    • Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
  • Arcadia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Trempealeau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trempealeau have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
    • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Whitehall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people

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. Our list includes 9 papers. 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 for Galesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Galesville post office opened in 1856.

We also found Galesville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Galesville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Galesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Trempealeau County: www.tremplocounty.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Trempealeau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Galesville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Galesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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