Editing Chambers County, Texas (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|871|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|597|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|274|sqmi}} (31%) are covered by 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=April 20, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

The south and southwestern parts of the county lie in the [[Galveston Bay Area]] on the shores of Trinity Bay and East Bay. A small portion of the southeastern area lies on the coast of the [[Gulf of Mexico]].

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty County]] (north)
* [[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson County]] (east)
* [[Galveston County, Texas|Galveston County]] (southwest)
* [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]] (west)

===National protected areas===
* [[Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge]] (formerly Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge)
* [[Moody National Wildlife Refuge]]

=== State and local protected areas ===
* [[Candy Cain Abshier Wildlife Management Area]]
* [[Turtle Bayou Nature Preserve]]