Galesville, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Gale town. It lies in ZIP code area 54630. It sits by Queen Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Galesville quadrangle. 1,662 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 728 feet above sea level.
On record in Galesville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 8 records
Capt. Alexander A. Arnold Farmlisted 1978
John Bohrnstedt Houselisted 1984
Downtown Historic Districtlisted 1984
Tollef Jensen Houselisted 1984
Ridge Avenue Historic Districtlisted 1984- Bartlett Blacksmith Shop-Scandinavian Hotellisted 1984
- Cance, John, F., Houselisted 1984
- Gale College Historic Districtlisted 1997
Population over time
2 figuresGalesville grew from 1,481 to 1,662 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,481 | |
| 2020 | 1,662 | +181 (+12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1929 USGS Galesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Galesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Winona quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Galesville between 2018 and 2020, burning about 21 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19-0471 |
| 13 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 513192 |
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 428181 |
| 26 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 426181 |
| 22 March 2018 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18-0190 |
| 20 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 320181 |
| 19 December 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1219192 |
| 17 October 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1017201 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Galesville: 15 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Britt Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Archie Britt Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Black River Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Tank Creek Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| A Irvine Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| A Rosenvold Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blankenhorn Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| C Sahlstrom Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dereen Farms Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| L Grover Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
39 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Galesville in 39 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 3 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | 2 hurt, $50,000 | Two injuries occurred as severe storms with damaging winds rolled across the southern sections of Trempealeau County. In Galesville, one person was injured by flying glass. Another person was injured when a tree fell on a camper in the Township of Gale. Several buildings were damaged and numerous trees were blown down by the damaging winds. |
| July 2017 | Lightning | Galesville | $200,000 | A lightning strike started an apartment building fire just west of Galesville. Six apartment units were a total loss as a result of the fire. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Galesville | $20,000 | Trained spotter reported tea cup sized hail near Galesville. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Galesville | $15,000 | Public reported golf ball sized hail near Galesville. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | $15,000 | Farm outbuildings were damaged south of Galesville. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | $10,000 | Tree fell on a car. No one was reported injured. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Galesville. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | $5,000 | Trees were damaged from the Galesville area northeast toward Ettrick. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | $3,500 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Galesville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | $2,000 | Pine trees were snapped east of Galesville. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | $1,000 | Trees were blown down onto Highway 53 blocking a lane of traffic. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | $1,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust knocked down trees near Galesville. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | $750 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | $200 | A picnic table was flipped over and pea size hail fell in Galesville. |
| October 2023 | Flood | Galesville | - | Law enforcement reported an ongoing rescue from a vehicle stuck in high water over the roadway. |
| October 2023 | Heavy Rain | Galesville | - | A volunteer observer reported 4.84 inches of rainfall near Galesville. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | - | A volunteer observer reported a large fallen tree near Galesville. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Galesville | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Galesville. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Galesville | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Galesville. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Galesville | - | Dime sized hail along with a wind gust of 50 mph occurred near Galesville. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | - | An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred near Galesville. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Galesville | - | Near Galesville, 3.15 inches of rain fell. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Galesville | - | Locally heavy rain pushed small creeks out of their banks across southern Trempealeau County. Water over the road caused County Highway T to be closed in several locations north of Galesville. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | - | An estimated 60 mile per hour wind gust occurred in Galesville. |
| September 2010 | Heavy Rain | Galesville | - | The storm total rainfall amounted to 5.55 inches. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Galesville | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Galesville | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Galesville | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Galesville | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Galesville | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Galesville | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Galesville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Galesville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Galesville | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Galesville | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galesville | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butman Corners | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Frenchville | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Centerville | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Wrights Corners | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Trempealeau | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Ettrick | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Iduna | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Tamarack | 8.3 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Galesville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1569440 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1565380. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





