Welcome to Port Bolivar ...

Port Bolivar is located on the Gulf Coast.

Port Bolivar is located in Galveston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Bolivar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Port Bolivar: Prt. Bolivar

Port Bolivar is near sea level<2>.

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

Port Bolivar is within the boundaries of the (409) area code.

The ZIP code for Port Bolivar: 77650<3>

Websites for Port Bolivar ...

Junior League:   www.jlgalveston.org/

Communities near Port Bolivar ...

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

• Texas City
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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.<5> 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
• Clear Lake Shores
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
• Jamaica Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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.<5> 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Bolivar ...

Looking for more information about Port Bolivar? 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 Port Bolivar, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Bolivar.

Adding Port Bolivar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Bolivar 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 Port Bolivar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Port Bolivar post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Bolivar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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