Welcome to Rollover ...

Rollover is located on the Gulf Coast.

Rollover is located in Galveston County<1>.

The location of Rollover has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rollover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Rollover is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Rollover lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Rollover ...

Junior League:   www.jlgalveston.org/

Communities near Rollover ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rollover.

• Bolivar Peninsula
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar Peninsula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar Peninsula
  • Bolivar Peninsula is located in Galveston County
• High Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Island
  • High Island is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Island <4>
• Crystal Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
  • Crystal Beach is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Beach <4>
• Double Bayou
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
  • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
• Port Bolivar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bolivar
  • Port Bolivar is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Bolivar <4>
• Monroe City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
• Anahuac
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anahuac
  • Anahuac is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anahuac <4>
• Stowell
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
  • Stowell is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stowell <4>
• Winnie
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
  • Winnie is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnie <4>
• Galveston
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rollover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rollover.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rollover. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rollover.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rollover. See our Newspapers Page for Rollover.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rollover ...

Looking for more information about Rollover? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rollover, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rollover.

Adding Rollover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rollover in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rollover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rollover post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rollover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rollover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Galveston County: www.co.galveston.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/