Galveston County (Tex.)

Title: Galveston County (Tex.)
Description: Located on Galveston Bay, part of the Gulf of Mexico, the county was named for a Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory and supporter of the American Revolution, Bernardo de Gálvez. The county seat is also named Galveston.
Has beginning: 1838
Identifier: USGS GNIS ID: 1383869; U.S. Census code: 99167
Parent division/institution: Texas
Related resource: Official website of Galveston County, Texas
Source: Geographic Names Information System