Matagorda County, Texas Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Matagorda County Courthouse - today







County Clerk 1700 7th Street, Room 202 Bay City, TX 77414-5094 (979) 244-7680

District Clerk 1700 7th Street, Room 307 Bay City, TX 77414 (979) 244-7621

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

Populated Places

 * Towns and Communities

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

Census Records

 * 1850 Index
 * 1870 African-American Families
 * 1870 Palacios Point
 * 1880 Search at FamilySearch
 * 1910 Collegeport Community

Churches

 * Matagorda County Churches

Court

 * Early Probate Records

Local Histories

 * History Maker Biographies
 * Family Histories

[[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
 * Texas Historical Commission Atlas

Military

 * General Military Links
 * Confederate Military Information
 * Gold Star Mothers
 * War Casualties

Newspapers
Bay City Tribune

Matagorda County Advocate

Palacios Beacon

Newspapers Available at Matagorda County Museum

Celebrations - Articles about events

Obituaries
For current obituaries see newspaper sites above


 * Obituaries

Probate

 * Early Probate Records

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, Libraries and Museums
MATAGORDA COUNTY GENEALOGICAL 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 carolsgibbs@yahoo.com]

MATAGORDA COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION

P. O. Box 275 Blessing, TX 77419-0275

BAY CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

1100 7th St. Bay City, TX 77414

PALACIOS LIBRARY

326 Main St. Palacios, TX 77465

MATAGORDA COUNTY MUSEUM

2100 Avenue F. Bay City, TX 77414

PALACIOS AREA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION CITY BY THE SEA MUSEUM

401 Commerce Street Palacios, TX 77465

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * TXGenWeb - Matagorda County