Editing Jefferson County, Texas (section)

== Geography ==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1113|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|876|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|236|sqmi}} (21%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 2, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

Jefferson County is on the plains of the Texas [[Gulf Coast]] in the southeastern part of the state. It is bounded on the north by [[Pine Island Bayou]], on the northeast by the [[Neches River]], and on the east by [[Sabine Lake]] and the mouth of the [[Sabine River (Texas-Louisiana)|Sabine River]], a natural outlet called [[Sabine Pass]]. The southern part of the county is largely marshland, much of which is within [[Sea Rim State Park]], reaching the storm-battered beach at the [[Gulf of Mexico]].

=== Major highways ===
* [[Image:I-10 (TX).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 10 (Texas)|Interstate 10]]
* [[Image:US 69.svg|20px]] [[Image:US 96.svg|20px]] [[Image:US 287.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 69 in Texas|U.S. Highway 69]]/[[U.S. Route 96|U.S. Highway 96]]/[[U.S. Route 287 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 287]]
* [[Image:US 90.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 90 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 90]]
* [[Image:Texas 73.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 73|State Highway 73]]
* [[Image:Texas 82.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 82|State Highway 82]]
* [[Image:Texas 87.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 87|State Highway 87]]
* [[Image:Texas 105.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 105|State Highway 105]]
* [[Image:Texas 124.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 124|State Highway 124]]
* [[Image:Texas 326.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 326|State Highway 326]]
* [[Image:Texas 347.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 347|State Highway 347]]

=== Adjacent counties and parishes ===
* [[Hardin County, Texas|Hardin County]] (north)
* [[Orange County, Texas|Orange County]] (northeast)
* [[Chambers County, Texas|Chambers County]] (southwest)
* [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty County]] (northwest)
* [[Cameron Parish, Louisiana]] (east)

=== National protected areas ===
* [[Big Thicket National Preserve]] (part)
* [[McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge]]
* [[Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge]]