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Matagorda County


 


In Memory of
Matagorda County's Fallen Hero

Killed in Iraq

Corporal David Phillip McCormick
April 10, 1982 - April 28, 2008

Tribute Pages

All Gave Some, Some Gave All
 


Co-Sponsored by

Matagorda County Historical Commission
&
Matagorda County Genealogical Society

 

Thank you previous Matagorda County Coordinators
Edward Hayden

Lois Kennedy
Sue Siebert


Matagorda County, a part of Stephen F. Austin's Colony, was one of the original Texas counties formed on March 17, 1836. Click the link below to read its history from the Handbook of Texas.


 

 

History of Matagorda County

 

New
Stephen F. Austin
statue near the junction of Highways
288 & 35
in Brazoria County.

 

WHAT'S NEW

LOOKUPS

QUERIES

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 

TexShare Databases are available free through Bay City Public Library, Palacios Library and other public libraries across the great state of Texas. Visit your local library to get the necessary login and password. Databases for genealogy include Heritagequest (Census Records, Books, PERSI, Revolutionary War Records and Freedman's Bank Records) as well as the Texas Digital Sanborn Maps. Click the logo to go to the TexShare page.

 

 


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Check the sites below for the most up-to-date
obituaries and funeral information.


Taylor Bros. Funeral Home
Victoria Advocate
Bay City Tribune
Palacios Beacon

 

 


Texas Counties A - Z
 

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MATAGORDA COUNTY RESEARCH
 

African American Information Matagorda County and the Texas Revolution
Archives  Matagorda County Genealogical Society
Bibliography Matagorda County Historical Commission
Births  Matagorda County Misc. Items
Businesses  Memories
Auto Owners - 1912   1928
1929 Jul-Aug
Military Information 
Caney Run Mail Route    NEW Naturalizations
Cemeteries Neighbors - Jackson County
Deutschburg History
Census Information
1850 Index,  1870 African Americans
1870 Palacios Point
     Search 1880    1910 Collegeport 
Newspapers
Churches Notaries 1913
Confederate Information Obituaries
(over 600 on site and 4000 off site)
Court Records Original Land Owners  
DAR Mary Rolph Marsh Chapter   Photo Album
Deaths
Interments 1839-1864
Texas Death Certificates 1890 - 1976
FREE
Pioneer Settlers of Matagorda County
Divorces Political Graveyard
Epidemics
1862 Yellow Fever
1918 Influenza
Postmasters
Families Publications For Sale
Family Land
Heritage Properties
Queries - Cousin Connect, Gen Forum, Rootsweb
Flag Railroads
Fraternal Organizations Records on Microfilm
Funeral Homes Research Resources
Gold Star Mothers School History
1894 & 1895 School Censuses
Historical Markers SRT Matagorda Chapter No. 35
History Makers Surname List
Hotels Tombstone Transcription Project
Landmarks Towns and Communities
Libraries - Bay City   catalog  - Palacios UDC  E.S. Rugeley Chapter 542
Maps Voters' Registration - 1867-1869
Marriages
112 Wedding Articles
War Casualties
Matagorda County and the Republic of Texas Women's Suffrage

 

MATAGORDA COUNTY LINKS
1895 Atlas
Bay City Landmark Commission Buildings
LaSalle Odyssey
Mad Island Marsh Preserve
Matagorda Area Network
Matagorda Draw Bridge
Matagorda County
Matagorda County Birding and Nature Center
Matagorda County Chambers of Commerce
Bay City, Matagorda, Palacios, Sargent
Matagorda County Extension
Matagorda County Fair & Livestock Association
Matagorda County Museum
Matagorda County Property 
Matagorda County Tourism
Matagorda Harbor
Matagorda Lighthouse
Newspapers
Bay City Tribune, Palacios Beacon, Matagorda County Advocate
Palacios Area Historical Association and Museum
Port of Bay City
Preserve America
School Districts
Bay City, Matagorda, Palacios, Tidehaven, Van Vleck
Town Web Pages - Bay City, Matagorda, Palacios
USS Matagorda (AVP-22), 1941-1949   -   Coast Guard Service
Veterans of Foreign Wars - Philip H. Parker Post 2438
Where to stay when researching in Matagorda County

 

Texas Links

Adjutant General Service Records
Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas - 1889 book
Center for American History
Clayton Library Friends 
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Handbook of Texas
Index to Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835 - 1845
Indianola Immigrant Database
 Lone Star Junction
My Texas - share & read personal reminiscences of Texas
Old 300 Genealogical Database
Postcards of Texas
San Jacinto Museum
Save Texas Cemeteries
Texas Almanac
Texas Death Records
Texas Death Certificates 1890 - 1976
FREE
Texas Dept. of Agriculture Family Land Heritage Program
Texas Historic Sites Atlas
Texas Historical Commission
Texas in the Civil War
Texas Newspapers Online
Texas Settlement Region
Texas Slavery Project
Texas State Electronic Library
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Library and Archives
Texas Trivia and Fun Facts

 

General Links

Cyndi's List
Federal Census Enumerator Instructions 1850-2000
Hereditary Societies 
Land Grant Database
Linkpendium
National Register of Historic Places
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness

Social Security Death Index

USGS National Mapping Information
Vital Search - vital records

 

Brazoria

Neighboring Counties

Jackson

Calhoun

Fort Bend

Wharton


 

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Matagorda County Coordinator Carol Sue Gibbs

Please contact me with suggestions, comments or corrections.
If you find any broken links, please let me know.

 

Copyright 2004 - Present by Carol Sue Gibbs
All rights reserved
 

This site was created
Dec. 2, 2004
This site was updated
Aug. 5, 2008