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Published: 1952
Updated: December 1, 1994
Carancahua Bay, named for the Karankawa Indians, who at one time inhabited its shores, is an inlet of Matagorda Bay in extreme northeastern Calhoun County (at 28°'40 N, 96°'24 W). It is bounded on the north by Jackson County, and the Calhoun-Jackson county line extends through the bay. The Calhoun County community of Port Alto is on the west shore of the bay. Carancahua, a Jackson County community, is on the east shore.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Anonymous, “Carancahua Bay,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed August 11, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/carancahua-bay.
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