Port Aransas Map
Port Aransasis a city in Nueces County, Texas. The population was 3,370 at the 2000 census.
Karankawa Indians played a key role in the early development of the Texas Gulf Coast. The Karankawa Indians inhabited the Gulf Coast of Texas from Galveston Bay all the way to Corpus Christi Bay. The Karankawa Indians led a nomadic existence, migrating from the mainland to the coast. One of the places they lived in on the coast was a small fishing village known as "Sand Point" on what Europeans called "Wild Horse Island", later known as "Mustang Island".
They were living that nomadic existence when Spaniards, led by Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, probed the coast in 1519. Governor Francisco de Garay of Jamaica had commissioned him to explore the Gulf Coast from Florida to Vera Cruz. In the summer of 1519, Piñeda, took a fleet of four ships east to west around the Gulf Coast exploring and mapping five passes along the Texas Coast line, including what is known today as Aransas Pass.
Nearby cities include Rockport, Gregory, Fulton, Portland, Aransas Pass.
In Port Aransas
Irie's Island Food Shells Pasta & Seafood La Playa Mexican Grille Roosevelt's at The Tarpon Inn Port A Beachlodge Bluewater Cowboy Island Cafe & Smokehouse Port A Escapes Miss K Catering Seaside Motel & Condominiums IB Magee Beach Park Island Market Sand Castle Condominium Rollin' Tide Boil Americas Best Value Inn Port Aransas Port Aransas Inn Coastal Ed's Coastal Carts Aransas Princess Condominiums Beachcomber Motel & Condos Ash Cart Rental City of Port Aransas Roam Beachmart Baytree Condominiums Connoisseur Gifts & Crafts Port Royal Ocean Resort & Conference Center Belles by the Sea Bron's Backyard Coastal Closet Stripes