Latitude & Longitude:
28° 59' 4.401456",
-95° 58' 10.300656"
Texas State Historical Marker
Organized March 6, 1834, into the Mexican municipality of Matagorda created a county of the same name in 1836, organized in 1837. Named for the Bay on which it fronts. County seat, Matagorda 1837-1894 Bay City, since.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008
Matagorda County Historical Marker Location Map, Texas