Welcome to Virginia Point ...

Virginia Point is located on the Gulf Coast.

Virginia Point is located in Galveston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Virginia Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Virginia Point: Virginia Pt.

Virginia Point is near sea level<3>.

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

Websites for Virginia Point ...

Junior League:   www.jlgalveston.org/

Communities near Virginia Point ...

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

• League City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League City
  • League City is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for League City <4>
• Texas City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
  • Texas City is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texas City <4>
• Galveston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Dickinson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
  • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <4>
• La Marque
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Marque
  • La Marque is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Marque <4>
• Seabrook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
  • Seabrook is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <4>
• Santa Fe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Santa Fe is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Fe <4>
• Hitchcock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
  • Hitchcock is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <4>
• Kemah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
  • Kemah is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <4>
• Clear Lake Shores
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Shores
  • Clear Lake Shores is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake Shores <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 Virginia Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Virginia Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Virginia Point. 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 Virginia Point.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Virginia Point ...

Looking for more information about Virginia Point? 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 Virginia Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Virginia Point.

Adding Virginia Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Virginia Point in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Virginia Point post office opened in 1875.

We also found Virginia Point in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Virginia Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Virginia Point. 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/