ARANSAS COUNTY, TEXAS

Texas Gulf Coast

28° 6' 0" N, 96° 59' 24" W (28.1, -96.99)

Population: 23,830 (2020)
23,158 (2010) 22,497 (2000) 17,892 (1990)

Total area: 528 sq mi (1,370 km2)
252 sq mi (650 km2) Land
276 sq mi (710 km2) Water

Aransas County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Calhoun County (NE) Gulf of Mexico (SE) Nueces County (S) San Patricio County (W) Refugio County (NW)

Aransas County History

Historical Marker: ( 301 N. Live Oak, Rockport, Courthouse grounds)

ARANSAS COUNTY
Created out of the coastal portion of Refugio County in 1871, Aransas County is the second smallest county in Texas. Within its boundaries are three bays of the Gulf of Mexico: Copano, St. Charles, and Aransas. The area was the site of early Indian inhabitation and Spanish exploration, as well as Anglo colonization efforts of the 1830s and 1840s. Aransas County communities are supported by such industries as fishing, agriculture, off-shore oil production, bird watching, and tourism. The county is home to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, created in 1937. (1990)

1936 Centennial Marker: (E. Orleans Street, Rockport)
ARANSAS COUNTY
Created September 18, 1871 from Refugio County;
Organized in 1871 with Rockport as the county seat
Named for the river Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu

Aransas County Courthouse

Aransas County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Aransas County Town List

Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, and forum.

County Seat - Rockport

Aransas Pass

Fulton

Lamar ghost town

Palm Harbor

Rockport County seat

Aransas County Vintage Maps

Aransas County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Aransas County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Aransas County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Aransas County
1936 Texas Centennial Marker

E. Orleans Street, Rockport

Aransas County 1936 Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2010

Aransas County 1936 Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2010
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TEXAS TOWN LIST
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