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2. Gilchrist, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Gilchrist, Texas. Coordinates: 29°30′45″N 94°29′21″W. Gilchrist. Gilchrist, Texas (center right) on Bolivar Peninsula, southeast of Houston. Gilchrist, Texas is an unincorporated residential community and beachfront resort along State Highway 87, located seventeen miles east of Bolivar Point in the Bolivar Peninsula census-designated ...

3. Galveston Island - Wikipedia

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   48,726 (2010) Pop. density. 342.21/km 2 (886.32/sq mi) Galveston Island (/ ˈɡælvɪstən / GAL-vis-tən) is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States, about 50 miles (80.5 km) southeast of Houston. The entire island, with the exception of Jamaica Beach, is within the city limits of the City of Galveston in Galveston County.

4. Jamaica Beach, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Jamaica Beach is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States on Galveston Island. As of the 2020 census , the city's population was 1,078. the city is bordered by Galveston to the east and west, the east bay on the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.

5. Galveston Island State Park - Wikipedia

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   History. Galveston Island is a barrier island between Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The island began to form around 5,000 years ago. It took another 3,000 years for the core to become high enough to withstand typical storm surges. [5] American Indians began to visit Galveston Island around 2,000 years ago.

6. Bolivar Peninsula, Texas - Wikipedia

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   FIPS code. 48-09250 [2] GNIS feature ID. 2407877 [1] Bolivar Peninsula (/ ˈbɒlɪvər / BOL-i-vər) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,769 at the 2020 census. The communities of Port Bolivar, Crystal Beach, Caplen, Gilchrist, and High Island are located on Bolivar Peninsula.

7. Galveston Bay - Wikipedia

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   10 feet (3.0 m) Settlements. Houston, Pasadena, League City, Baytown, Texas City, Galveston, La Porte, Seabrook, Anahuac. Galveston Bay (/ ˈɡælvɪstən / GAL-vis-tən) is a bay in the western Gulf of Mexico along the upper coast of Texas. It is the seventh-largest estuary in the United States, [2] and the largest of seven major estuaries ...