Velasco
Velasco was a town in Texas, United States, that was later merged with the city of Freeport by an election conducted by eligible voters of both municipalities on February 9, 1957.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Brazoria County, Texas, United States of America
- Also known as: “Velasco, Texas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brazosport High School.
Brazosport High School
School
Photo: BrianReading, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brazosport High School is a public high school located at the intersection of Brazosport Boulevard and West 2nd Street in Freeport, Texas, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freeport and Oyster Creek.
Freeport
Town
Freeport is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, located on the Gulf of Mexico, founded in 1912. According to the 2020 census, the city population was 10,696, down from 12,049 in 2010, where Hispanic or Latino were 52% of the population.
Oyster Creek
Village
Oyster Creek is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,173 at the 2020 census. Oyster Creek is situated 3½ miles northeast of Velasco.
Surfside
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
Surfside or Surfside Beach is a small beach town in the Gulf Coast region of Texas between the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway. It has over 4 miles of beaches.
Velasco
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Brazoria, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.96191° or 28° 57′ 43″ northLongitude
-95.3605° or 95° 21′ 38″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
76W6XJ6Q+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 151449650OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Velasco” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Velasco”
- Chinese: “韋拉斯科”
- Dutch: “Velasco”
- Galician: “Velasco”
- Hungarian: “Velasco”
- Irish: “Velasco”
- Italian: “Velasco”
- Japanese: “ヴェラスコ”
- Slovak: “Velasco”
- Spanish: “Velasco”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Midway and Velasco Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brazosport Exporters Baseball Field and Freeport Post Office.
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