Welcome to Galvez Town ...

Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish<1>.

Galvez Town is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Galvez Town: 225

Communities near Galvez Town ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <3>
• Central
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <3>
• Gonzales
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <3>
• Denham Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
  • Former names for Denham Springs:
  • Amite Springs
  • Hill's Springs
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• Donaldsonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Donaldsonville is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldsonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donaldsonville <3>
• Saint Gabriel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Gabriel is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gabriel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Gabriel <3>
• Walker
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
• Livingston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
• Sorrento
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <3>
• White Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • White Castle is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Castle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Castle <3>

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 Galvez Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Galvez Town.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Galvez Town ...

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