title: Galena, Lander County, Nevada
text: # Galena, Lander County, Nevada
  
  Galena is a ghost town in Lander County, Nevada approximately eleven miles southwest of Battle Mountain.
  
  ## History
  
  Galena was founded in 1869 as a mining community. The community was named for deposits of galena ore near the original town site. The Galena post office was discontinued in 1907.
  
  