Welcome to Nueces Bay (aka 'Nueces Bay Colonia') ...

Nueces Bay is located on the Gulf Coast.

Nueces Bay is located in San Patricio County<1>.

The location of Nueces Bay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Nueces Bay is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Nueces Bay lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Nueces Bay lies within the (361) area code.

The community of Nueces Bay has also been called Nueces Bay Colonia.

Communities near Nueces Bay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nueces Bay.

• Corpus Christi
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corpus Christi
  • Corpus Christi is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corpus Christi <4>
• Ingleside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
  • Ingleside is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingleside <4>
• Aransas Pass
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aransas Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aransas Pass
  • Aransas Pass is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aransas Pass <4>
• Sinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton
  • Sinton is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinton <4>
• Port Aransas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Aransas
  • Port Aransas is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Aransas <4>
• Taft
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Taft is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <4>
• Odem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
  • Odem is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <4>
• Gregory
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <4>
• Ingleside-On-the-Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside-On-the-Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside-On-the-Bay
  • Ingleside-On-the-Bay is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
• Bayside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
  • Bayside is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayside <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Nueces Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nueces Bay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nueces Bay. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nueces Bay.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nueces Bay. See our Newspapers Page for Nueces Bay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nueces Bay ...

Looking for more information about Nueces Bay? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nueces Bay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nueces Bay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nueces Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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