Galena is a city and the county seat in Stone County, Missouri, United States. The population was 455 at the 2020 census. Galena is part o…Galena is a city and the county seat in Stone County, Missouri, United States. The population was 455 at the 2020 census. Galena is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area. Galena was platted in 1852, and named for deposits of the ore galena near the original town site. An early variant name was "Jamestown". A post office has been in operation at Galena since 1853. Roscoe Jackson was the last person to be publicly executed in the United States, which took place in Galena, in 1937.
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