Aransas County is named for the Rio Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu which was a Spanish outpost.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Refugio County, Calhoun County and Matagorda County
E – Gulf of Mexico
S – Nueces County and San Patrico County
W – Refugio County
Created: September 18, 1871 
County Seat:
Rockport 1871 – present
Former County Courthouse – Rockport
Location: 301 Liveoak Street / Concho Street
Built: 1955 – 1956
Style: Modern
Architect: Lynn A Evans
Contractor: Braselton Construction Company
Description: The building faced east and was a one story brick, concrete and glass structure. The building was located on landscaped grounds in the center of Rockport. The south section of the building was faced with white colored brick and the north section was faced with a black colored finish. Both sections were connected by a low building with glass entrance doors. The designer was O Roy Abbott. An addition was added in 1983. On the west side of the building is the County Tax Office. The building was destroyed by Hurricane Harvey and was demolished February 22, 2018 and the site remains vacant. The County Tax Office is still standing.
County Courthouse – Rockport
Location: 2840 Highway Business 35 North / Henderson Street
Built: Unknown
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces west and is a one store cream colored concrete structure. The building is located on the grounds of a shopping mall to the north of the center of the city. The building was formerly the ACE Hardware Store. The west front has a projecting center section with horizontal windows and red colored tiled roof. The roof line is flat.
History: The county was created in 1871 and Rockport was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was built in Rockport in 1871. The second courthouse was designed by J Reily Gordon and the contractor was Emil Niggle and William Witte in 1889. The third courthouse was constructed in 1955 to 1956 at a cost of $480,000 and was razed in 2018. The fourth courthouse was occupied in 2018.
Former County Courthouse – Rockport
County Tax Office – Rockport
County Courthouse – Rockport
Picture 1889 County Courthouse
Photos taken 2006, 2014 and 2019