Matagorda County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties M  Matagorda County

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.

Populated Places

 * Towns and Communities

Neighboring Counties

 * Brazoria
 * Calhoun
 * Jackson
 * Wharton

African-American Information

 * Matagorda County
 * Texas Slavery Project

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

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

Historical Markers

 * Matagorda Tourism
 * Texas Settlement Region

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
 * 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

Probate

 * Early Probate Records

Schools
A wiki article describing an online collections is found at:

Texas, Matagorda County, School Census Records (FamilySearch Historical 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.
 * 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.
 * Marriages and Wedding Articles

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 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS 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