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History · Galatia

Galatia dates to 1885, and 57% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1896 on and the census since 1930.

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How Galatia began

When was Galatia founded?

1885

Galatia dates its founding to 1885 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1930.

First census: 194 in 19302020 census: 45141 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1889.The full story ↓

What stands out about Galatia’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Galatia are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18963 editions of the USGS map, 1896 to 1985. Watch Galatia change.Old housesHalf of Galatia’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Galatia’s history is told.

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On the map

Galatia on the map, 1896 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Galatia. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Galatia on the 1896 USGS mapGalatia on the 1969 USGS mapGalatia on the 1985 USGS map1896Russell sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Galatia.

The story

How Galatia came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Galatia.

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Settler David C. Barrows founded the community and laid out the town site in 1885. Originally named Four Corners, settler Henry G. Weber renamed it Galatia after his hometown of Galatia, Illinois. The first building constructed was a United Brethren church. A post office was established at Galatia in 1889. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway extended a rail line to Galatia (from Holyrood 31.20 miles away) on July 1, 1919, and the town grew to include three grain elevators, a bank, a lumberyard, and three general stores. By 1921, the population had grown to 202. After that, however, the population began to decline. The post office closed in 1966.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Galatia, 1885 to 1896

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885
    FoundingGalatia is established
  3. 1889Post officeThe Galatia post office opens
  4. 1896On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Galatia, decade by decade

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People over time

Galatia, census by census

010020019401960198020002020Peak: 194

Between 39 and 194 people in every census since 1930.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Galatia’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Galatia

Nobody well known was born in Galatia itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Kari WahlgrenAmerican voice actress · b. 1977
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Doug DumlerAmerican football player · b. 1950
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Earl CravenAmerican football player and coach · b. 1922
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Sue EntlicherAmerican politician · b. 1950
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Robert BickleBoxer · b. 1929

Questions about Galatia’s history

What year was Galatia founded?

In 1885, according to Wikidata. Galatia’s post office opened in 1889, and the census of 1930 counted 194 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.