Galena, MO

Galena is a city and the county seat in Stone County, Missouri, United States. The 2020 census counted 455 residents. Galena was platted in 1852, and named for deposits of the ore galena near the original town site. An early variant name was "Jamestown". Galena's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Missouri setting. The local scoop is how Galena's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. The James River flows past the east side of the town and enters the northernmost arm of Table Rock Lake to the south. The historic Y-Bridge over the James River is located just east of the town.