Welcome to Fort Travis ...

Fort Travis is located on the Gulf Coast.

Fort Travis is located in Galveston County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Fort Travis: Ft. Travis

Fort Travis is near sea level<3>.

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

Websites for Fort Travis ...

Junior League:   www.jlgalveston.org/

Communities near Fort Travis ...

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

• Texas City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
• Dickinson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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 west)
  • 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>
• Hitchcock
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Bayou Vista
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Vista
  • Bayou Vista is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,637 people
• Jamaica Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Beach
  • Jamaica Beach is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamaica Beach <4>
• Tiki Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiki Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiki Island
  • Tiki Island is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,072 people
  • Tiki Island has also been known as:
  • Village of Tiki Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiki Island <4>
• Crystal Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Travis ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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