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Welcome to Van Pelt ...

Van Pelt is located on the Gulf Coast.

Van Pelt is located in Brazoria County<1>.

Van Pelt is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Van Pelt ...

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

  • Lake Jackson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Freeport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clute
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clute is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <3>
  • Richwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West Columbia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sweeny
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Brazoria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Danbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Holiday Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Pelt ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Pelt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.