WayfarrowNew Galena
Ghost town · Bucks County, Pennsylvania
New Galena is a ghost town in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 2 former communities in Bucks County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists New Galena as a historical populated place on the Doylestown topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.3329° N, 75.1763° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Doylestown |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 326 ft |
| Nearest living town | New Britain, PA |
| Distance to it | 2.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1197978 |
| Coordinates | 40.33288, -75.17628 |
What's there now
New Galena is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Britain, PA (population 2,822), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 326 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Pine Valley Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 2 mi
- Mood's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 6 mi
- South Perkasie Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 6.7 mi
- Loux Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 6.7 mi
- Cabin Run Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 7.1 mi
- Lumberville – Raven Rock Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 9 mi
- Sheard's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 10 mi
- Frankenfield Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 10.7 mi
- Van Sant Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 11.5 mi
- Schofield Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 12 mi
- Erwinna Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 12.9 mi
- Green Sergeant's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Hunterdon County · 13.5 mi
Questions
Where is New Galena?
New Galena is in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, at 40.3329, -75.1763.
How many ghost towns are in Bucks County?
Bucks County, Pennsylvania has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.