Galena Nevada was a silver mining from 1869 to 1907 and currently a ghost town located just just a west of highway 305 south of Battle Mountain, in Lander County, Nevada. The discovery of Silver at the head of Galena Canyon first lead miners in the area in 1863. Following the silver discovery three years later, in 1866, a mining camp forms to prospect the land.
In 1869, the townsite of Galena is plotted and originally located in Humboldt County. Daily stage service from nearby Battle Mountain delivered peoples and supplies to the small town. The town grew in size and citizens by the month. The town boasts a park plaza, water system, public hall, schools, and a post office is started in 1732.
Within the boundary of Humboldt County, the towns fortunes could have been secured, however it lost the battle for county seat to Winnemucca. A court house is planned within the town to seat this honor.
After 1875, the town of several hundred people began to succumb to reality as production slowed. In 1874, plans for the court house are abandoned when the Galena Range is ceded to Lander County. By 1886, the French Mining Company took over the mines and later halted development. After the post office closed, there was mining activity in Galena starting around World War I and sporadically into the 1960’s
Town Summary
| Name | Galena Nevada |
| Location | Lander County, Nevada |
| Latitude, Longitude | 40.564, -117.13 |
| GNIS | 854456 |
| Elevation | 1877 meters / 6158 feet |
| Population | Several Hundred |
| Post Office | June 2, 1871 – March 1873 [Humboldt Co.] March 1873 – May 27, 1887 [Lander Co.] As “Blanco” – October 11, 1888 – November 15, 1907 |