Matagorda County, Texas Genealogy

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[[Image:Matagorda_County_Courthouse_1928.jpg|Matagorda County Courthouse - 1928]]County Courthouse
Matagorda County Courthouse - today

History
Part of Stephen F. Austin's Colony.

The Handbook of Texas Online - Matagorda County

Parent County
1836--Matagorda County was created 17 March 1836 from an Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Bay City

Neighboring Counties

 * Brazoria
 * Calhoun
 * Jackson
 * Wharton

Cemeteries
Matagorda County Cemeteries (rootsweb)


 * [RootsWeb]

Cemeteries of Matagorda County Texas (Cemeteries of Texas project)


 * [Cemeteries of Texas]

Find-A-Grave (Matagorda county)


 * Find-A-Grave

Churches
Matagorda County churches

[[Image:Matagorda_County_(highlighted).JPG|right|Matagorda County Texas (highlighted)]]Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.

Societies and Libraries
Matagorda County Genealogy Society - publishes " Oak Leaves " genealogical data about Matagorda County twice a year (Feb. &amp; Aug.).

1100 Seventh Street

Bay City, TX 77414-4915

[mailto:mcgs@yahoo.com mcgs@yahoo.com]

MCGS

BAY CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

1100 7th St.

Bay City, TX 77414

Bay City Public Library

Web Sites

 * TEXAS GenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Texas GenWeb - Matagorda County
 * Family History Library Catalog