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Welcome to Galveston ...The town of Galveston is located in Cass County<1>. The location of Galveston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Galveston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853. When the people of Galveston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Galvestonian<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Galveston has a population of 1,260 people<4> (see below for details). Galveston is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Galveston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Galveston (for example, toward Remington), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Galveston lies within the (574) area code. The ZIP code for Galveston: 46932<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Galveston had an population of 1,260 people. This is a decrease of 3.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.75% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Galveston had a population of 1,311 people. This makes Galveston the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Galveston represents 0.02% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 265th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,311 people, the population of Galveston decreased 14.43% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,532 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Galveston. Communities Also Named Galveston ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Galveston - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Galveston. Communities near Galveston ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Galveston.
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 Galveston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Galveston. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Galveston. 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 Galveston. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Galveston. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Galveston. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galveston ...Looking for more information about Galveston? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Galveston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Galveston. Adding Galveston to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Galveston 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 Galveston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Galveston in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Galveston. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Galveston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov Footnotes ...
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