| Galesville, Maryland | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Maryland#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Maryland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Anne Arundel |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.37 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.41 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.96 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 623 |
| Population Density Km2: | 182.58 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 15 |
| Coordinates: | 38.8431°N -76.5436°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 20765 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 24-31275 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 590272 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.69 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.32 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.37 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 473.04 |
Galesville is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 685.[2]
Galesville is located at 38°50'35" north, 76°32'37" west (38.8431707 -76.5435702),[3] along the western shore of the West River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. By road it is approximately south of Annapolis, the state capital.
The area was an early center of Quaker settlement in America[4] and, through the West River Friends meeting, it is considered the birthplace of organized Quakerism in Maryland. The town was once the terminus of a steamship line connecting to Annapolis and Baltimore. Once a thriving community of Chesapeake Bay watermen and their families, the town has developed an industry around pleasure boating.