Welcome to Algoa ...

Algoa is located on the Gulf Coast.

Algoa is located in Galveston County<1>.

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

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

Algoa is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Algoa ...

Junior League:   www.jlgalveston.org/

Communities Also Named Algoa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Algoa - it's located in Arkansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Algoa.

Communities near Algoa ...

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

• Pearland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearland
  • Pearland is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearland <4>
• League City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Friendswood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
  • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <4>
• Alvin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <4>
• Dickinson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• South Houston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Houston
  • South Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Houston <4>
• Seabrook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Manvel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
  • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <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 Algoa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Algoa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Algoa ...

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

Adding Algoa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Algoa 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 Algoa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Algoa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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