THE EAST GALENA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Blufflands and Coulees setting.
East Galena township has 23.3 square miles of land in Jo Daviess County. Its Census reference point is in Blufflands and Coulees, within Driftless Area.
Deeply cut valleys divide a bedrock plateau with windblown soil on many uplands. Glaciers had less influence here than in neighboring regions, leaving a distinctly hilly landscape.
Regional context: Driftless Area ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
East Galena and Jo Daviess County
East Galena is associated with Jo Daviess County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
East Galena by land and water
The Census records 0.18 square miles of water within East Galena, or 0.8% of its total area. It is 2.1 percentage points lower than the 2.9% recorded for Jo Daviess County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, East Galena township has 5 times the land area of nearby Galena city (4.63 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

