Galveztown
Galveztown, or Villa de Gálvez, is a ghost town located at the confluence of Bayou Manchac and the Amite River in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Galveztown was established in 1778 with the settlement of Canary Islanders colonists and Anglo-Americans fleeing the American Revolutionary War.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Galvez”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prairieville and Gonzales.
Prairieville
Prairieville is a census-designated place in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States.
3 miles west of Galveztown
Gonzales
Gonzales is a city in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States.
4½ miles south of Galveztown
Port Vincent
Village
Port Vincent is a village in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States.
4½ miles northeast of Galveztown
Galveztown
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
30.29908° or 30° 17′ 57″ north
Longitude
-90.90482° or 90° 54′ 17″ west
Open location code
862F73XW+J3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
GeoNames ID
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