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Galveston County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Areas 3
Bars 4
Basins 1
Bays 24
Beaches 10
Capes 21
Gaps 3
Guts 15
Islands 14
Lakes 21
Ridges 1
Springs 1
Streams 18
Swamps 1
Valleys 1
Woods 2
Cultural Features
Airports 27
Bridges 2
Buildings 147
Canals 6
Cemeteries 21
Channels 9
Churches 218
Civil 20
Crossings 7
Dams 3
Harbors 1
Hospitals 12
Levees 1
Locales 84
Oilfields 7
Parks 84
Post Offices 13
Reservoirs 2
Schools 145
Towers 8
Trails 3
Historical Features
Military (Historical) 2
Populated Places 1
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: Texas's National Historic Landmarks