Galatia is a village in Saline County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 933. Galatia is named for Albert Gallatin. The village was established as a tobacco farming hub in the mid-1800s. Tobacco grown in the area was hauled to Shawneetown to be shipped along the Ohio River. Two coal mines opened near Galatia i…Galatia is a village in Saline County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 933. Galatia is named for Albert Gallatin. The village was established as a tobacco farming hub in the mid-1800s. Tobacco grown in the area was hauled to Shawneetown to be shipped along the Ohio River. Two coal mines opened near Galatia in the early 1900s, the Harco Mine and the Galatia Colliers Mine.
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