Galveston
Galveston is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Galveston, VA” and “Galveston, Virginia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yates Tavern and Gretna High School.
Yates Tavern
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Yates Tavern, also known as Yancy Cabin, is a historic tavern located near Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The building dates to the late-18th or early-19th century, and is a two-story, frame building sheathed in weatherboard.
Gretna High School
School
Gretna High School is a public high school in Gretna, Virginia. Average attendance is 550 students per year. Between 2008 and 2010, it was renovated along with other Pittsylvania County schools: Tunstall Sr. Gretna High School is situated 2 miles northeast of Galveston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whittles and Gretna.
Whittles
Hamlet
Whittles is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Whittles is situated 2½ miles south of Galveston.
Gretna
Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Gretna is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,267 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area. Gretna is situated 2½ miles northeast of Galveston.
Ray
Hamlet
Ray is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Ray is situated 4 miles east of Galveston.
Galveston
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.91986° or 36° 55′ 12″ northLongitude
-79.38336° or 79° 23′ 0″ westElevation
804 feet (245 metres)Open location code
8782WJ98+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 158386627OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Galveston” goes by many names.
- French: “Galveston”
- Irish: “Galveston”
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