About Palacios, Texas

Palacios is a city on Tres Palacios Bay in southwestern Matagorda County, connected to Houston and Corpus Christi by State Highway 35. Surveyed as Trespalacios in 1902, the town adopted its shorter name because a nearby post office already used Tres Palacios. Its history includes fishing businesses, waterfront recreation, Camp Hulen, and a public library organized in 1907.

  • 2020 PopulationThe U.S. Census Bureau counted 4,395 residents in Palacios in 2020.
  • Bay NamesakeTres Palacios Bay, an inlet of Matagorda Bay, gave the city its name; the Spanish phrase means "Three Palaces."
  • Early TownA post office, the first church, settler train excursions, and Hotel Palacios all appeared in 1903.
  • Public LibraryFive women organized the Palacios public library in 1907, and it was officially established in 1910.
  • Camp HulenEstablished as Camp Palacios in 1926 for the Texas National Guard, the training site was renamed Camp Hulen in 1930.

Find your street

Names on the Palacios map

Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.

Places and landmarks1

  • Camp Hulen

Streets and roads79

  • First Street
  • Main Street
  • Henderson Street
  • McGlothlin Road
  • East Bayshore Drive
  • Buffaloe Road
  • Perryman Avenue
  • South Bay Boulevard
  • West Craymer Avenue
  • Bay Point
  • Johnson Road
  • Beachside Boulevard
  • Fourth Street
  • Twelfth Street
  • Eighth Street
  • Fifth Street
  • Sixth Street
  • Third Street
  • Second Street
  • Moore Avenue
  • Green Avenue
  • Eleventh Street
  • Ninth Street
  • Ritchie Avenue
  • Magnusson Avenue
  • Rorem Avenue
  • Lucas Avenue
  • Camp Hulen Drive
  • Tenth Street
  • Ruthven Street
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  • Johnson Avenue
  • Marine Center Drive
  • Commerce Street
  • Seventh Street
  • Welch Avenue
  • Margerum Street
  • Gray Street
  • Newsome Boulevard
  • East Morton Avenue
  • Palacios Bay Drive
  • Koontz Avenue
  • East Bay Boulevard
  • Duson Avenue
  • Shark Drive
  • Morton Avenue
  • Mertie Avenue
  • Harrison Street
  • East Texas Avenue
  • Bay Ridge
  • Petersen Street
  • Hornet Drive
  • Friery Drive
  • Retruil Road
  • Collins Drive
  • Vietnam Street
  • Renee Street
  • Welch
  • Humphrey Avenue
  • East University Avenue
  • East Tres Palacios Avenue
  • Tracey Road
  • Kiawah
  • Saint Mary Drive
  • Saint Joseph Drive
  • Beecher Avenue
  • Sanders Street
  • Gulf Lane
  • East Craymer Avenue
  • Sand Piper Circle
  • East Matagorda Avenue
  • Wolsworth
  • Texas Spur 141
  • Mosier Drive
  • East Main Street
  • Duson Boulevard
  • Henderson Road
  • Humphrey Street
  • Miller Avenue
  • Sweet Water Drive

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The art of mapping a place

How This Map Was Made

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  1. Aerial imagery of Mendon, Massachusetts, from the USDA NAIP program

    The view from above

    Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.

  2. USGS elevation data rendered as shaded relief of Mendon, Massachusetts

    The shape of the land

    Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.

  3. Closeup of roads, waterways, and buildings on the Mendon, Massachusetts map

    The details of home

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  4. Finished Mendon, Massachusetts map shown in a black frame

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Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.

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