Matagorda County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties M  Matagorda County

Guide to Matagorda County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 7th Street Bay City, TX 77414 Phone: 979.244.7680 County Clerk has birth records from 1903, marriage records from 1838, death records from 1917, land records from 1827, probate records form late 1800’s, military records from 1919 and court records from 1981

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

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Matagorda County border changes.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places

 * Towns and Communities

Neighboring Counties
Brazoria • Calhoun • Jackson • Wharton

African-American Information

 * Matagorda County
 * Texas Slavery Project

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * 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

 * Brands and Marks
 * Early Probate Records
 * Naturalizations
 * Records on Microfilm

Historical Markers

 * Matagorda Tourism
 * Texas Settlement Region

Local Histories

 * History Maker Biographies
 * Family Histories

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * Texas Historical Commission Atlas

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Republic of Texas
 * General Military Links
 * Confederate Military Information
 * Gold Star Mothers
 * Texas in the Civil War
 * 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 -  Matagorda TXGenWeb

Photographs

 * Matagorda County Photographs - Matagorda TXGenWeb

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

Schools

 * Matagorda Schools - Matagorda TXGenWeb
 * Texas, Matagorda County, School Census Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Marriages and Wedding Articles -  Matagorda TXGenWeb
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 (index) -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Voting

 * 1867 Voters' Registration
 * Women's Suffrage and 1918 Registration

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 Records 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

 City By the Sea Museum 401 Commerce Street Palacios, TX 77465

Family History Centers

 * Bay City Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

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