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Gallipolis

Village · Gallia County · 3,355 residents · 1.5% municipal income tax

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  1. Haunted Hayride & Trail

    All day · Vinton Village Park · Free · From Gallia County CVB (Visit Gallia)

  2. River Valley Haunted Trail

    All day · River Valley High School · Springfield Township · 7.6 mi · Free · From Gallia County CVB (Visit Gallia)

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History from Gallipolis

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How Gallipolis began

Gallipolis was founded October 17, 1790 by about 500 French immigrants who had been swindled by the fraudulent Scioto Company and arrived to find their land deeds worthless; it became the second permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory after Marietta, and has been the seat of Gallia County since the county's 1803 organization. A U.S. post office opened there in 1794, and the town grew into a Ohio River trading and, later, institutional center, home from 1893 to the state's Asylum for Epileptics and, in the early 20th century, to Edward Alexander Bouchet, the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from a U.S. university, who led the town's segregated Lincoln High School. Gallipolis's modern history was reshaped by tragedy on December 15, 1967, when the Silver Bridge connecting it to Point Pleasant, West Virginia collapsed, killing 46 people; the resulting population loss dropped the town below the state's 5,000-resident threshold for city status, so it has operated as a legally classified village, still under its old city charter, ever since. Its historic downtown, with 138 contributing buildings along the Ohio River, is itself listed on the National Register as the Gallipolis Historic District.

Settled 1790-10-17, platted 1790, by the French 500, French emigres defrauded by the Scioto Company.

Where the name comes from

The name combines the Latin/Greek "Galli-," referring to the Gauls (the French), with the Greek "-polis" (city), meaning "city of the French" -- a direct reference to the settlers who founded the town.

Before the town

No source found records a Native village, mound, trail, or treaty event specific to the Gallipolis town site itself. The town was built in 1790 on land within the Ohio Company of Associates' purchase, on ground that lay within the broader pre-1795 Shawnee homeland of the central Ohio River valley; formal Native title to the area was not extinguished until the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, five years after the town's founding. Mound Hill Cemetery, within present Gallipolis on State Route 141, carries the old local name "Fortification Hill," which may point to an earlier earthwork, but no source found confirms a Native origin for the site rather than its documented use as a burial ground since 1880.

Nations recorded here: Shawnee.

  • Mound Hill Cemetery / "Fortification Hill" (other) — State Route 141, Gallipolis, burial ground documented from 1880; possible but unconfirmed earlier earthwork (visitgallia.com)

Timeline

  1. — The French 500 found Gallipolis on the Ohio River, building a stockaded village of about 80 log cabins after learning their Scioto Company land deeds were worthless.
  2. — A U.S. post office begins operating in Gallipolis.
  3. — Gallipolis becomes the seat of newly organized Gallia County.
  4. — Henry Cushing and his sister Elizabeth build Our House, a Federal-style tavern and inn on the riverfront that operates until 1860.
  5. — General Lafayette is entertained at Our House during his triumphant tour of America, and leaves his jacket behind; it remains in the museum's collection.
  6. — Gatewood, a house at 76 State Street, is built; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
  7. — The state-run Asylum for Epileptics and Epileptic Insane opens on Mill Creek Road; its stone water towers are later individually listed on the National Register (1978).
  8. — Edward Alexander Bouchet -- the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from a U.S. university (Yale, physics, 1876) -- becomes principal and teacher at Gallipolis's Lincoln High School, a position he holds until poor health forces his retirement in 1913.
  9. — The Silver Bridge linking Gallipolis (via Kanauga) to Point Pleasant, West Virginia collapses, killing 46 people; the resulting population drop costs Gallipolis its legal status as a city.
  10. — The Gallipolis Historic District, 138 contributing buildings along 3rd Avenue, Vine and Spruce Streets and the Ohio River, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Stories

A Yale physicist teaching high school on the Ohio River

In 1876 Edward Alexander Bouchet became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from an American university, completing his doctorate in physics at Yale. The achievement opened no doors to a research career: no American university of the era would hire a Black physicist, so Bouchet spent the next 26 years teaching chemistry and physics at the Institute for Colored Youth in Philadelphia. After that school's board eliminated the college-preparatory track he had built there, he moved through a series of teaching and administrative posts in the South and Midwest, running the academic program at St. Paul's Normal and Industrial School in Virginia from 1905 to 1908. That year he came to Gallipolis to lead Lincoln High School, the town's school for Black students, serving as both principal and teacher. He held the post until 1913, when arteriosclerosis forced him to retire; he returned to his birthplace of New Haven, Connecticut, and died there in 1918. His five years in Gallipolis were among the last of a working life spent, despite an Ivy League doctorate, almost entirely inside the segregated school system his own credentials should have let him leave behind.

Photographs

Engraving of Gallipolis, "Town of the French," as it appeared not long after its 1790 founding, published in Henry Howe's 1865 "The Loyal West in the Times of the Rebellion."
Engraving of Gallipolis, "Town of the French," as it appeared not long after its 1790 founding, published in Henry Howe's 1865 "The Loyal West in the Times of the Rebellion." (1791 (engraving published 1865))
Photo: John W. Barber and Henry Howe, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
"Our House," the 1819 tavern that hosted General Lafayette in 1825, photographed for the Historic American Buildings Survey, November 28, 1936.
"Our House," the 1819 tavern that hosted General Lafayette in 1825, photographed for the Historic American Buildings Survey, November 28, 1936. (1936)
Photo: E.F. Schrand and A.R. Arend, Historic American Buildings Survey / National Park Service, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Gatewood, an 1847 house at 76 State Street in Gallipolis, photographed in 2012.
Gatewood, an 1847 house at 76 State Street in Gallipolis, photographed in 2012. (2012)
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Two of the three stone water towers built for the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics (opened 1893) on Mill Creek Road, Gallipolis, photographed in 2012.
Two of the three stone water towers built for the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics (opened 1893) on Mill Creek Road, Gallipolis, photographed in 2012. (2012)
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The Lupton Block, an 1899 commercial building in the Gallipolis Historic District, photographed during a car show in the city park, 2012.
The Lupton Block, an 1899 commercial building in the Gallipolis Historic District, photographed during a car show in the city park, 2012. (2012)
Photo: Don O'Brien, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · ohiohistory.org · visitgallia.com · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org

Historic places

3 places in Gallipolis on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. GatewoodBuilding · Gallipolis · listed 1986
    Address
    76 State St.
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County · ZIP 45631
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1986
    NRIS reference number
    86002877
    Coordinates
    38.80925, -82.20317

    National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map

  2. Ohio Hospital For Epileptics Stone Water TowersBuilding · Gallipolis · listed 1978
    Address
    Mill Creek Rd.
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County · ZIP 45631
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1978
    NRIS reference number
    78002069
    Coordinates
    38.82158, -82.18679

    National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map

  3. Our HouseBuilding · Gallipolis · listed 1970
    Address
    434 1st Ave.
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County · ZIP 45631
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1970
    NRIS reference number
    70000494
    Coordinates
    38.80926, -82.20156

    National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.

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Water

Groundwater wells (6 wells) The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Gallipolis's boundary: 1 health center, 1 dialysis center, 1 fire or EMS station, 2 public schools, 1 private school, 1 library, 3 museums, 2 police stations, 1 public charging site, 2 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 16 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Community health centers (1)

  1. Gallia Intensive Outpatient ClinicHealth center · Gallipolis
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Gallipolis
    Coordinates
    38.82162, -82.19331

    Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.

Dialysis centers (1)

  1. Fresenius Medical Care GallipolisDialysis · Gallipolis
    Address
    137 Pine Street, Ste 101, Gallipolis, OH 45631
    Dialysis stations
    21
    Medicare star rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    2002-07-09
    Phone
    (740) 441-9300
    Medicare ID
    362646

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center).

Fire and EMS stations (1)

  1. Gallipolis Fire Department Station 1Gallipolis
    Address
    2018 Chestnut Street, Gallipolis, OH 45631
    Coordinates
    38.82477, -82.17793

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.

Public schools (2)

  1. Gallia Academy Middle School2.5 of 5 stars · Gallipolis
    Address
    340 4th Ave, Gallipolis, OH 45631
    School district
    Gallipolis City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    448
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    25
    Report card, 2025-26
    2.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    68.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    010836
    NCES school ID
    390440305529

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Washington Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Gallipolis
    Address
    450 4th Ave, Gallipolis, OH 45631
    School district
    Gallipolis City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    421
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    25
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    78.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    039651
    NCES school ID
    390440300992

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.

Private schools (1)

  1. Ohio Valley Christian SchoolPrivate, conservative Christian · Gallipolis
    Address
    1100A 4Th Ave, Gallipolis, OH 45631
    Kind
    conservative Christian
    Students, 2023-24
    197
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    15.8
    Students per teacher
    12.4684
    Phone
    (740) 446-0374
    NCES private school ID
    02049634

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (1)

  1. Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial LibraryCentral library · Gallipolis
    Address
    7 Spruce St., Gallipolis, OH 45631
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library
    Open
    3,484 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    19,585 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    85,800
    System's loans, FY2024
    145,710
    People the system serves
    29,220
    Phone
    (740) 446-7323

    IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.

Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (3)

  1. Gallia County Genealogical SocietyHistorical society · Gallipolis
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Gallipolis
    Coordinates
    38.81072, -82.20343

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  2. Gallia County Historical SocietyHistorical society · Gallipolis
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Gallipolis
    Coordinates
    38.80822, -82.20501

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  3. John Gee Black Historical CenterHistory museum · Gallipolis
    What it is
    History museum
    City
    Gallipolis
    Coordinates
    38.81375, -82.19748

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (2)

  1. Gallia County Sheriff's OfficeGallipolis
    Address
    18 Locust Street, Gallipolis, OH 45631
    Coordinates
    38.80902, -82.20240

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Gallipolis Police DepartmentGallipolis
    Address
    518 2nd Avenue, Gallipolis, OH 45631
    Coordinates
    38.80992, -82.20279

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.

Public EV charging (1)

  1. GALLIPOLIS COG S2 DC fast2 DC fast · Gallipolis
    Address
    333 3rd Ave, Gallipolis, OH 45631
    Ports
    2 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, CHAdeMO
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2)

  1. Gkn Sinter MetalsToxics Release Inventory · Gallipolis
    Address
    2160 Eastern Ave., Gallipolis, OH 45631
    County
    Gallia County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    45631FDRLM2160E
    EPA registry ID
    110000395153

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Lykins Oil Co - Gallipolis Bulk Plant #0649Toxics Release Inventory · Gallipolis
    Address
    143 Pine St., Gallipolis, OH 45631
    County
    Gallia County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4563WLYKNS143PI
    EPA registry ID
    110000815128

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.

Spills reported since 2021 (16)

  1. Sheen Organic Reached water2025-09-22 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2025-09-22
    What spilled
    Sheen Organic
    Reached a waterway
    27 - Ohio River
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2509EPA0001580

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2025-07-03 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2025-07-03
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2507EPA0001106

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2025-03-28 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2025-03-28
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Reached a waterway
    27 - Ohio River
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2503EPA0000448

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2025-02-12 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2025-02-12
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Largest amount reported
    225 gallons
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2502EPA0000185

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos) Reached water2023-06-29 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2023-06-29
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Reached a waterway
    27 - Ohio River
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2306EPA0001070

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2022-10-06 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2022-10-06
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Reached a waterway
    27 - Ohio River
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2210EPA0001519

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2022-09-24 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2022-09-24
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    20 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    27 - Ohio River
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2209EPA0001466

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S) Reached water2022-03-07 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2022-03-07
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Reached a waterway
    27 - Ohio River
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2203EPA0000282

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  9. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2022-02-25 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2022-02-25
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    27 - Ohio River
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000245

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  10. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S) Reached water2022-02-21 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2022-02-21
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Reached a waterway
    27 - Ohio River
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000218

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  11. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2022-02-07 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2022-02-07
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Reached a waterway
    27 - Ohio River
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000140

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  12. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos) Reached water2021-09-21 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2021-09-21
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Reached a waterway
    27 - Ohio River
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2109EPA0001492

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  13. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S) Reached water2021-06-14 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2021-06-14
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    1 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    27 - Ohio River
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2106EPA0000852

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  14. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2021-06-02 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2021-06-02
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    27 - Ohio River
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2106EPA0000781

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  15. Sodium Hypochlorite (Naclo)2026-05-27 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2026-05-27
    What spilled
    Sodium Hypochlorite (Naclo); Aluminum Sulfate (Al2(So4)3)
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2605EPA0000910

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  16. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-02-25 · Gallipolis
    Reported
    2026-02-25
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Gallipolis, Gallia County
    Ohio EPA district office
    SEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2602EPA0000241

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.

Its ZIP codes

Each ZIP code that touches Gallipolis, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
45631 Green Township and Gallipolis 24% Groundwater wells (6 wells) 3.7 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1972 Gallipolis City · 3 stars overall 14% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

Who holds office in Gallipolis, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Money issues on the ballot since 2023: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-03-19 Issue: Gallipolis City Income Tax Levy 331331Failed (50.0% for)
2023-11-07 Issue: City of Gallipolis Fire Levy 496292Passed (62.94% for)
2023-11-07 Issue: Gallipolis City Local Option-Sunday Sales 12291Passed (57.28% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2023-11-07 City Commission Michael W. Brown 344, 31.62%; Michael C. Fulks 479, 44.03%; Arun Sharma 265, 24.36%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

The county

Gallia County: 8 ZIP codes, 22 cities, villages and townships, 30,753 people.

Nearby places

Green Township, Gallia County Addison Township, Gallia County Gallipolis Township, Gallia County Clay Township, Gallia County Springfield Township, Gallia County Perry Township, Gallia County Harrison Township, Gallia County

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Gallipolis, day by day, from 1890 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
2.69 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
41.4 in
3.8 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
12.3 in
a normal year brings 13.1 in
a normal year
44.4 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 2.69 — 29
September 2026 8.14 — 30
August 2026 7.84 — 31
July 2026 2.84 — 31
June 2026 3.72 — 30
May 2026 6.18 — 31
April 2026 2.87 — 30
March 2026 3.65 3.0 31
February 2026 1.05 2.8 28
January 2026 2.42 6.5 31
December 2025 1.81 7.1 31
November 2025 3.63 — 30
On the record, 1890–2026
Wettest year2011 — 63.8 in
Driest year1930 — 26.4 in
Snowiest year1993 — 53.1 in
Wettest day on record10 September 2026 — 4.96 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day17 January 1994 — 24.02 in
Deepest snow on the ground20 January 1978 — 20.98 in

71% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Gallipolis; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.

49,884 days of records, 1890-01-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Gallipolis: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file
39
those placed on the map inside Gallipolis
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste15
Voluntary cleanup6
Air pollution4
State water loans3
Contaminated-site cleanup2
Public drinking water2
State sewer loans2
Sewer and water-line construction1
Source-water protection1
Underground injection wells1
Wastewater and stormwater discharge1
Wetland and stream fill1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
SFS TRUCK SALES Air pollution report
CERES GALLIPOLIS RIVER DOCK Air pollution report
GALLIPOLIS PWS Public drinking water inspection
KING KUTTER II INC Air pollution permit
SFS TRUCK SALES Air pollution report
CERES GALLIPOLIS RIVER DOCK Air pollution report
SPARKLE SUPPLY DBA BURLILE PETROLEUM Air pollution report
GALLIPOLIS PWS Public drinking water violation resolved
GALLIPOLIS PWS Public drinking water report
GALLIPOLIS PWS Public drinking water plan
DELETE - GALLIPOLIS PWS Public drinking water plan
QUAIL CREEK MHP Sewer and water-line construction permit
GALLIPOLIS PWS Public drinking water plan
SFS TRUCK SALES Air pollution permit
GALLIPOLIS PWS Public drinking water inspection
CITY OF GALLIPOLIS RIVERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
GALLIPOLIS PWS Public drinking water plan
GALLIPOLIS PWS Public drinking water plan
QUAIL CREEK MHP Sewer and water-line construction permit
GALLIPOLIS PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
KING KUTTER II INC Air pollution permit
CITY OF GALLIPOLIS RIVERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
GALLIPOLIS PWS Public drinking water plan
GALLIPOLIS PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
GALLIPOLIS PWS Public drinking water compliance letter

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

Quick answers

What county is Gallipolis, Ohio in?

Gallipolis is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, with 3,355 residents.

When was Gallipolis, Ohio founded?

Gallipolis was settled 1790-10-17; laid out 1790. Founders on record: the French 500, French emigres defrauded by the Scioto Company. Source

How did Gallipolis, Ohio get its name?

The name combines the Latin/Greek "Galli-," referring to the Gauls (the French), with the Greek "-polis" (city), meaning "city of the French" -- a direct reference to the settlers who founded the town. Source

What ZIP code is Gallipolis, Ohio?

Most of Gallipolis is in ZIP code 45631.

Where does Gallipolis, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Gallipolis (Gallipolis): Groundwater wells (6 wells).

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