Aransas City

Ghost town · Aransas County, Texas

Rockport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Aransas City is a ghost town in Aransas County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in United States of America. It is the only former community in Aransas County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Aransas City as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 28.1043° N, 97.0203° W.

Key facts

Elevation	0 ft
Nearest living town	Fulton, TX
Distance to it	2.5 miles
Coordinates	28.10430, -97.02030

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What's there now

Aransas City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fulton, TX (population 1,002), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Texas Maritime Museum Light
lighthouse · Aransas County · 5.7 mi
Copano
ghost town · Refugio County · 7.3 mi
Black Point
ghost town · Refugio County · 14.7 mi
Port Aransas Light Station
lighthouse · Aransas County · 16.8 mi
Harbor City
ghost town · San Patricio County · 22.2 mi
Matagorda Island Lighthouse
lighthouse · Calhoun County · 39.8 mi
Indianola
ghost town · Calhoun County · 43 mi
Halfmoon Reef Lighthouse
lighthouse · Calhoun County · 44.3 mi

Sources and licences

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Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.