Galveston County, Texas Basics:
Galveston County Texas - Government Site
Population: 283,551
Area: 398 square miles
County Seat: Galveston
Area Code(s) in use: 409 281
Time Zone: CST
Galveston County, Texas
Map of the Galveston County area
Our detail map of Galveston County shows Galveston County, Texas boundary lines and other interesting items.
Places in Galveston County, Texas
Airport
Austinia Airport, B and S Ultralight Airport, Bay Electric Supply Heliport, Creasy Airport, Dresser Industries/Magcobar Heliport, Ellis Airport, Galvestonian Heliport, Golden Pegasus Ranch Heliport, HHI Hitchcock Heliport, Houston Gulf Airport, Houston Oil and Minerals Port Bolivar Heliport, Houston Oil and Minerals Port Bolivar Number 2 Heliport, Johnnie Volk Field, Kami-Kazi Airport, Laseair Airport, Mainland Regional Health Care System Heliport, Old Forker Ultralight Airport, Pee Wees Heliport, Pier 5 Heliport, Polly Ranch Airport, Rebel Field, Scholes Field, Seafood Warehouse Park Airport, Shell Pelican Island Heliport, Tourist Ride Services Heliport, University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital Heliport, UTMB
Area
Caplen Oil Field, Moody Gardens, Nottingham
Bar
Carancahua Reef, Halfmoon Shoal, Hanna Reef
Basin
Mary Moody Northern Amphitheater
Bay
Big Elmgrove Bayou, Bird Island Cove, Campbell Bayou, Carancahua Cove, Dalehite Cove, Dana Cove, Dickinson Bay, Dollar Bay, Dredgeboat Slough, East Bay, Freshwater Bayou, Greens Bayou, Jones Bay, Little Elmgrove Bayou, Maggies Cove, Pepper Grove Cove, Pirates Cove, Pirates Cove, Salt Bayou, Sievers Cove, Snake Island Cove, Stingaree Cove, West Bay, Yates Bayou, Yates Cove
Beach
Bermuda Beach, Bermuda Beach, Bolivar Beach, Crystal Beach, East Beach, Jamaica Beach, Palm Beach, Pirates Beach, Pirates Beach, West Beach
Bridge
Galveston Causeway
Building
1839 Williams House, 1847 Powhatan House, 1859 Saint Josephs Church Museum, Ashbel Smith Building, Ashton Villa, Ashton Villa House Museum, Bacliff Volunteer Fire Department, Balinese Room, Bayou Vista Police Department, Bayou Vista Volunteer Fire Department, Cedar Terrace Community Center, City National Bank, City Senior Center, Clear Lake Shores Police Department, Colonel Hugh B and Helen Moore House, Crystal Beach Fire / Rescue Department, Customs Building, Daniel Webster Kempner House, David Taylor Classic Car Museum, Dickinson Fire Department Station 1, Dickinson Fire Department Station 2, Dickinson Police Department, Eiband's Store, Frank B Davison House, Frank J Brown Museum, Friendswood Fire Department - Chief, Friendswood Fire Department Station 1, Friendswood Fire Department Station 2, Friendswood Fire Marshal's Office, Friendswood Police Department, Friendswood Public Library, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston City Hall, Galveston County Courthouse, Galveston County Historical Museum, Galveston County Library System, Galveston County Museum, Galveston County Sheriff's Office, Galveston County Sheriff's Office, Galveston County Sheriff's Office, Galveston County Sheriff's Office, Galveston Fire Department Central Station 1, Galveston Fire Department Station 2, Galveston Fire Department Station 4, Galveston Fire Department Station 5, Galveston Fire Department Station 7, Galveston Fire Department Station 8, Galveston Island Railroad Museum, Galveston Orphans Home, Galveston Police Department, Galveston Police Department, Galveston Police Department, Galvez Hotel, Genevieve Miller Hitchcock Public Library, George Sealy House, Grand Opera House, Helen Hall Library, Henry Beissner House, High Island Fire Department, Hitchcock Police Department, Hitchcock Volunteer Fire Department, Illies Building-Justine Apartments, International Order of Odd Fellows Lodge, Jamaica Beach Police Department, Jamaica Beach Volunteer Fire Department, Jean Lafitte Hotel, John Hagemann House, Kemah Police Department, Kemah Volunteer Fire Department, La Marque Crime Stoppers Office, La Marque Fire Department, La Marque Public Library, Lasker Home for Homeless Children, League City Fire Department, League City Fire Marshal's Office, League City Police Department, Lone Star Flight Museum, Lovenberg Administration Building, M W Shaw Building, Mae S Bruce Library, Main Land Museum of Texas City, Mardi Gras Museum, Mares Memorial Library, Marschner Building, McKinney-McDonald House, Melrose Apartment Building, Merimax Building, Michel B Menard House, Model Laundry, Moody House Senior Center, Moody Mansion Museum, Moore Memorial Public Library, Moser House, Ocean Star-Offshore Energy Center, Old Galveston Customhouse, Orphans Home, Pix Building, Port Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department, Powhatan House, Robinson Building, Rosenberg Library, Rosenberg Library, Rosenburg Library, Samuel May Williams House, San Leon Volunteer Fire Department, Santa Fe Fire / Rescue Department, Santa Fe Police Department, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Sealy Hutchings House, Star Drug Store, Steffens-Drewa House Complex, Sweeney-Royston House, Texas Building, Texas City Fire Department - Administration, Texas City Fire Department Station 1, Texas City Fire Department Station 2, Texas City Fire Department Station 3, Texas City Police Department, Texas Seaport Museum, The Bishops Palace, The Bishops Palace, The Breakers Building, Tiki Island Police Department, United States National Bank, University of Texas Medical Branch Strand Building, Willis-Moody Mansion
Canal
Barge Canal, Galveston County Water Company Canal, Highland Bayou Diversion Channel, Industrial Canal, Oak Ditch, Sun Oil Company Canal
Cape
April Fool Point, Baffle Point, Bolivar Peninsula, Carancahua Point, Cat Point, Dollar Point, Eagle Point, Edwards Point, Elmgrove Point, Fort Point, Hoeckers Point, Maggies Point, McAllis Point, Miller Point, Pepper Grove Point, Pepper Grove Point, Shell Island Point, Shoal Point, Stingaree Point, Teichman Point, Wilson Point
Cemetery
Alta Loma Cemetery, Beth Jacob Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Galveston Memorial Cemetery, Grace Memorial Cemetery, Greek Cemetery, Hitchcock Cemetery, La Marque Cemetery, Lakeview Cemetery, Magnolia Cemetery, Mainland Memorial Cemetery, Mainland Memorial Cemetery, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Municipal Cemetery, Old Arcadia Cemetery, Phillips Memorial Cemetery, Port Bolivar Cemetery, Rising Star Cemetery, Serbian Cemetery, Texas City Memorial Cemetery
Channel
Bolivar Roads, Bolivar Roads Channel, Galveston Bay Entrance Channel, Galveston Channel, Inner Bar Channel, Intracoastal Waterway, Outer Bar Channel, San Luis Pass, Texas City Channel
Church
Abiding Saviour Lutheran Church, All Saints Episcopal Church, Apostolic Assembly Church, Apostolic Church, Arcadia First Baptist Church, Assumption Church, Avenue L Church, B'Nai Israel Church, Beth Jacob Church, Bethe Church, Bible Church, Bible Days Church, Bible Way Baptist Church, Bible Ways Church, Biblia Abierta Church, Broadway Church, Calvary Baptist Church, Carter Temple Church, Carter Temple Church, Central Christian Church, Central Church, Christ Church, Christ Church, Christian Church, Christian Heritage Church, Christus Victor Lutheran Church, Church of Christ, Church of Christ Mainland, Church of Christ Texas City, Church of Christ Westhaven, Church of Christ Westward Street, Church of God of Prophecy, Clear Creek Community Church, College View Baptist Church, College View Church of God in Christ, Compton Church, Concord Missionary Baptist Church, Crockett Place Church, Crockett Place United Methodist Church, Crossroads Pentecostal Church, Duroux Church of Christ, Eastward Church of Christ, El Salvador Assembly of God Church, Emanuel Church, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Faith Fellowship Church, Faith Temple Assembly of God Church, Faith United Methodist Church, First Assembly Church, First Assembly of God Church, First Baptist Church, First Baptist Church of Bacliff, First Baptist Church of Dickinson, First Baptist Church of Fiendswood Family Life, First Baptist Church of Fiendswood Prayer Chapel, First Baptist Church of Hitchcock, First Christian Church, First Christian Church, First Church, First Church of God, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, First Latin Church, First Lutheran Church, First Lutheran Church, First Mexican Baptist Church, First Mexican Baptist Church of Hitchcock, First Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church, First Union Church, First United Methodist Church, First United Methodist Church Dickinson, First United Methodist Church of Lamarque, First United Methodist Church of Texas City, Fisher of Men Lutheran Church, Friendswood Community Church, Friendswood United Methodist Church, Galveston Bible Church, Gethsemane Church, Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church, Gospel Church, Gospel Church, Grace Church, Grace Church, Grace Church, Grace Episcopal Church, Grace Independent Baptist Church, Greater Macedonia Baptist Church, Greater Saint Mathew Baptist Church, Greater Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Heights Baptist Church, Highlands Baptist Church, Hitchcock Baptist Chapel Church, Holy Rosary Church, Hope Lutheran Church, Hunters Chapel Church, Iglesia Monte Calverio Church, Island Baptist Church, Jackson Memorial Church of God in Christ, Jerusalem Church, King of Kings Church, Kingdom Hall Church, La Marque Chapel Church of God in Christ, Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, League City Church of Christ, League City United Methodist Church, Live Oak Church, Living God Church, Lutheran Church Peace, Macedonia Church, Macedonia Pentecostal Church, Mainland Community Church, Market Street Church, Mary Star of the Sea Church, McKinney Memorial United Methodist Church, Memorial Lutheran Church, Memorial Lutheran Church, Mexican Baptist Church, Midway Church of Christ, Moody Memorial Church, Moody Memorial First United Methodist Church, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Mount Calvary Church, Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Mount Gilead Church, Mount Moriah Church, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Mount Olive Church, Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Mount Pilgrim Church, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Mount Zion Church, Neighborhood Missionary Baptist Church, New Day House of Prayer Church, New Hope Church, New Hope Church, New Light Missionary Baptist Church, New Macedonia Baptist Church, Newday Deliverance Holiness Church, North Side Church, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Our Savior Church, Our Savior Church, Pauls Union Church, Peace Church, Pentecostal Church, Primera Church, Progressive Church, Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Queen of Peace Church, Queen of Peace Church, Queen of Peace Church, Rainbow Commissionary Baptist Church, Reedy Chapel, Reina de la Paz Church, Rising Star Baptist Church, Roy Memorial Church of God in Christ, Sacred Heart Church, Saint Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church, Saint Georges Episcopal Church, Saint Georges Episcopal Church, Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church, Saint John Church, Saint Johns Baptist Church, Saint Johns Church, Saint Johns Lutheran Church, Saint Johns United Methodist Church, Saint Johns United Methodist Church, Saint Josephs Church, Saint Josephs Church, Saint Luke Church, Saint Luke Church, Saint Luke Church, Saint Mark Baptist Church, Saint Mary's Catholic Church Ulm Hall, Saint Marys Cathedral, Saint Marys Cathedral, Saint Marys Church, Saint Patricks Church, Saint Paul Church, Saint Pauls Church, Saint Peter the Apostle Church, Saints Constantine and Helen Church, Salon del Reino Church, Santa Fe Baptist Church, Second Christian Church, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Shiloh Church, Spiritual True Church, Sunlight Church, Tabernacle Church, Tabernacle Church, Temple Baptist Church, Temple Church, Templo Emanuel Church, Templo Sinai Church, Texas City Church of God, Trinity Baptist Church, Trinity Church, Trinity Church, Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, True Faith Missionary Baptist Church, Unida Church, University Baptist Church, University Church, Wesley Church, West End Baptist Church, West End Church, West Isle Church, West Isle Presbyterian Church, West Point Church, Westminster Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wilbur United Methodist Church, Zion Church, Zion Lutheran Church
Civil
Galveston County, Spanish Grant North, Spanish Grant South
Dam
Galveston County Water Reservoir Dam, Moses Lake Tide Gate, Texas City Dike
Gap
Ladies Pass, Moodys Pass
Gut
Big Pasture Bayou, Butterowe Bayou, Eckert Bayou, Ganas Bayou, Gangs Bayou, Gangs Bayou, Jumbile Cove, Melager Cove, Mentzel Bayou, Oak Bayou, Offatts Bayou, Ostermayer Bayou, Oxen Bayou, Silo Bayou, Starvation Cove, Sydnor Bayou
Hospital
Chimney Marine Hospital, Danforth Memorial Hospital, Devereux Texas Treatment Network, Galveston County Memorial Hospital, Jennie Sealy Hospital, John Sealy Hospital, Mainland Medical Center, Marys Hospital, Shriners Burns Hospital, TDC Hospital
Island
Big Reef, Bird Islands, Flamingo Isles, Galveston Island, Goat Island, Hanna Island, Middle Deer Island, North Deer Island, Pelican Island, Shell Island, Shell Island, Snake Island, South Deer Island, Tiki Island
Lake
Beacon Bayou, Carancahua Lake, Clark Lake, Crab Lake, Elmgrove Lake, Greens Bayou, Greens Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Johnson Bayou, Lake Como, Moses Lake, Oyster Lake, Salt Lake, Swan Lake, Sweetwater Lake, The Lagoon, Willow Pond
Levee
Galveston Seawall
Locale
Bayou Golf Club, Bolivar Yacht Basin Marina, Camp Wallace, Carl Nessler Civic Center, Charpiot Marina, Childrens Home, Coyle Slip, Davison Home, Dickinson Country Club, Eagle Point Camp Marina, East End Historic District, Elevator B, ELISSA Historic Ship Site, Flake, Galveston Jetty Light, Galveston Yacht Basin Marina, Garten Verein Pavilion, High Island Station, Hulen Park, Humble Camp, Island, Lafayette Landing Marina, Lakeview Country Club, Legend Point Marina, Mainland Crossing Shopping Center, Marina at Sea Isle, Marina del Sol, Moody Civic Center, Moses Lake Marina, Mosquito Fleet Berth at Pier 19, North Jetty, Old Fort San Jacinto, Payco Marina, Pier B, Pier Eighteen, Pier Eleven, Pier Fifteen, Pier Forty, Pier Fortyone, Pier Fourteen, Pier Ten, Pier Thietynine, Pier Thirtyeight, Pier Thirtyfive, Pier Thirtyseven, Pier Thirtysix, Pier Thirtythree, Pier Twelve, Pier Twentynine, Pier Twentyone, Pier Twentyseven, Pier Twentysix, Pier Twentythree, Pier Twentytwo, Pirates Beach Marina, Point Bolivar Lighthouse, Portofino Harbour Marina, San Leon Marina, San Leon Station, Scholes Field Terminal, Shell, Silk Stocking Residential Historic District, South Jetty, South Shore Harbour Marina, Stingaree Marina, Teakwood Marina, Texas City Dike Marina, Texas Corinthian Yacht Club Marina, The Landings of Galveston Marina, The Strand Historic District, The Wharf Marina, Todd Ferry, Union Station, Waterford Harbor Yacht Club Marina, Watergate Yachting Center Marina
Military (Historical)
Galveston Army Air Field (historical), Naval Air Station Hitchcock (historical)
Oilfield
Algoa Oil Field, Alta Loma Oil Field, Dickinson Gillock Oil Field, Franks Oil Field, Greens Lake Oil Field, League City Oil Field, Sarah White Oil Field
Park
1776 Park, Adoue Park, Alamo Park, Apffel Park, Atkinson Island Wildlife Management Area, Bay Area Christian School Baseball Field, Bay Area Christian School Football Field, Bayou Park, Bayshore Park, Beach Pocket Park Number 1, Beach Pocket Park Number 2, Beach Pocket Park Number 3, Bobby Beach Park, Braslau Park, Bremond Park, Bulldog Stadium, Bunge Park, Carbide Park, Carver Park, Clairmont Park, Clear Creek District Stadium, Courville Stadium, Creekside Intermediate School Football Field, Crockett Park, DeLeon Park, Eastside Park, Etheredge Stadium, Fire Fighter Park, Fort Crockett Seawall Park, Fort Travis Seashore Park, Friendswood City Park, Friendswood High School Baseball Field, Friendswood High School Softball Field, Galveston County Park, Galveston County Water Reservoir Park, Galveston Island State Park, Goddard Park, Goodson Park, Heights Park, Henry Winston Stadium, Indian Stadium, Insley Park, Jack Brooks Park, Jaycee Park, Johnson Park, Jones Park, Kempner Park, Kohfeldt Park, Kohfeldt Park, La Marque High School Baseball Field, La Salle Park, Lagana Park, Lasker Park, Lindale Little League Park, Lulac Park, Mahan Park, Menard Park, Moody Gardens, Noble Park, Nuckols Park, Renwick Park, Robinson Park, Runge Park, Sam Vitanza Stadium, San Jacinto Park, Sanders Park, Schreiber Park, Seawolf Park, Sheppard Park, Steed Park, Stevenson Park, Stewart Beach park, Stingaree Stadium, Tarpey Park, Texas Heroes Monument, Trahan Park, Walker Park, Washington Campus, Washington Park, Westlawn Park, Wright Cuney Park
Populated Place
Algoa, Anderson Ways, Arcadia, Bacliff, Bay Harbor, Bayou Vista, Bayview, Bolivar Beach, Bolivar Peninsula, Campeche (historical), Caplen, Clear Lake Shores, Crystal Beach, Dickinson, Elmgrove, Fort Crockett, Fort Travis, Friendswood, Galveston, Gilchrist, Glen Cove, Heights, High Island, Highland Bayou, Hitchcock, Jamaica Beach, Kemah, La Marque, Lakeside, League City, Nadeau, Patton Woods, Port Bolivar, Red Fish Cove, Rollover, San Leon, Santa Fe, Sea Isle, Stingaree, Terramar Beach, Texas City, Texas City Junction, Texas City Terminal Junction, Village of Tiki Island, Virginia Point
Reservoir
Galveston County Industrial Water Reservoir, Galveston County Water Reservoir
Ridge
The Ridge
School
Adventist School, Alamo Elementary School, Alamo School, Armand Bayou Elementary School, Austin Middle School, Austin School, Ball High School, Ball High School North, Ball High School South, Bay Elementary School, Bayou Road Elementary School, Blocker Middle School, Bolivar Elementary School, Brookside Intermediate School, Brookwood Elementary School, Burnet Elementary School, C D Landolt Elementary School, C W Cline Primary School, Central High School, Central Middle School, Charles B Scott Elementary School, Clear Brook High School, Clear Creek High School, Clear Lake City Elementary School, Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake Intermediate School, Clear View Alternative School, College of the Mainland, Creekside Intermediate School, Crockett School, Crosby High School, Crosby Middle School, Danforth School, David G Burnet School, Dickinson High School, Dunbar Middle School, Dunbar School, Franklin Roosevelt School, Franz Kofeldt School, Friendswood High School, Friendswood Junior High School, Fry Intermediate School, Galveston Alternative School, Galveston Catholic School, Galveston College, Galveston College Fort Crockett, Gladnieo Parker School, Goliad School, Grete Oppe School, Hardin - Chambers Center, Heights Elementary School, High Island Elementary School, High Island High School, High Island Middle School, Highlands Elementary School, Highlands School, Hitchcock High School, Hughes Road Elementary School, I Wand Eleanor Hyde Elementary School, Inner City Elementary School, Inter-City School, Jake Silbernagel Elementary School, John E Barber Elementary School, John F Ward Elementary School, Kenneth E Little Elementary School, Kitwin High School, Kohfeldt Elementary School, L A Morgan School, La Marque High School, La Marque Junior High School, La Marque Middle School, Lake Road Elementary School, Lamar Elementary School, League City Elementary School, League City Intermediate School, Levi Fry Intermediate School, Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School, Lovenburg School, Mainland Preparatory Academy, McWhirter Elementary School, Moody School, Moody State School, Morgan Academy of Fine Arts, North Pointe Elementary School, Northside Elementary School, Northside Elementary School, Oppe Elementary School, Our Lady of Fatima School, Our Lady of Lourdes School, P H Greene Elementary School, Parker Elementary School, R D McAdams Junior High School, Roosevelt - Wilson Elementary School, Rosenberg Elementary School, Rosenburg School, Ross Elementary School, Roy J Wollam Elementary School, Saint Marys School, Sam Houston School, San Jacinto Elementary School, San Jacinto School, Santa Fe Elementary School, Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe Intermediate School, Santa Fe Junior High School, Santa Fe School, Seabrook Intermediate School, Simms Elementary School, Space Center Intermediate School, Special Centers, Stewart Elementary School, Stewart School, Student Alternative Instructional Learning Center, Texas A&M Fort Crockett Campus, Texas City Alternative School, Texas City High School, Travis School, Trinity School, University of Texas Medical College, Walter Hall Elementary School, Webster Intermediate School, Wedgewood Elementary School, Weis Middle School, Weis School, Westlawn Elementary School, Westwood Elementary School, Whitcomb Elementary School, White Elementary School, William R Blocker Middle School, Woodrow Wilson School, Zue S Bales Intermediate School
Spring
Abadie Spring, Galveston Springs, Smith Springs
Stream
Basford Bayou, Beacon Bayou, Benson Bayou, Carancahua Bayou, Cedar Creek, Chigger Creek, Dickinson Bayou, Factory Bayou, Highland Bayou, Jarbo Bayou, Johnson Bayou, Magnolia Creek, Marchand Bayou, Moses Bayou, Musquiz Creek, Robinson Bayou, Willow Bayou, Windmill Bayou
Tower
KACC-FM (Alvin), KGBC-AM (Galveston), KHCB-AM (Galveston), KILE, KQQK-FM (Galveston), KQQK-FM (Galveston), KRTX-FM (Galveston), KYST-AM (Texas City)
Trail
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge Trail, Big Reef Nature Park Trail, Corps Woods Trail, Galveston Island State Park Trail, Lafittes Nature Preserve Trail, Texas City Trails
Valley
Pine Gully
Woods
Elmgrove, Lafitte Grove
| Race | Population |
| White |  229,082 |
| Black | 41,868 |
| Asian | 7,848 |
| Mixed | 3,113 |
| American Indian | 1,446 |
| Hawaiian & Pacific Islander | 194 |
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