Chupaderas Creek

Chupaderas Creek is a stream in Bexar County, Texas,[1] that starts east of Martinez, Texas, and runs for ten miles to its mouth on Calaveras Creek.

In the mid-19th century, William Budd Jaques (1799–1870), friend of Stephen F. Austin, acquired a large tract of land along Chupaderas Creek and developed the property into one of the most significant hog ranching operations east of San Antonio during that period[2]. However, the creek's lower reaches became inundated with the completion of Calaveras Lake Dam in 1969[3], and the former site of Jaques Rancho is now submerged beneath Calaveras Lake.

Chupaderas means pacifiers in Spanish.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chupaderas Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  2. ^ "William Budd and Katherine Browne Jaques". Lost Texas Roads. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Texas Handbook Online".


29°20′21″N 98°16′59″W / 29.33909°N 98.28313°W / 29.33909; -98.28313


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