COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1839
COUNTY NAMED FOR: José de Evia, who charted the Texas coast in 1785, named Galveston Bay in honor of Bernardo de Gálvez, the viceroy of Mexico.
COUNTY SEATS: One - Galveston.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Same as the county
COURTHOUSES: Seven - 1838, 1856, 1875, 1892, 1898, 1966, and 2006
STANDING: Two -