Matagorda Genealogy (in Matagorda County, TX)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Matagorda are also found through the Matagorda County and Texas pages.


Matagorda Birth Records

1903-1932 Texas Birth Certificates Ancestry online

1903-1997 Texas Birth Index Ancestry online

1926-1995 Texas Births MyHeritage online

Texas, Birth Records, 1903-present Texas Department of State Health Services

Matagorda Cemetery Records

History of Matagorda Cemetery (founded 1830) WorldCat

Matagorda Cemetery Find a Grave online

Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda, Texas 1971-1973 WorldCat

Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda, Texas, 1971-1973 FamilySearch Library

Matagorda Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Matagorda Church Records

Church records, 1839-1874 (Christ Episcopal Church (Matagorda, Texas)) FamilySearch Library

Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda, Texas 1971-1973 WorldCat

Matagorda Death Records

1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates Ancestry online

1903-2000 Texas Death Index Ancestry online

Death and Marriage Notices from the Matagorda Gazette, Volumes 1 and 2, 1859-1860 FamilySearch Library

Texas, Death Records, 1903-present Texas Department of State Health Services

Matagorda Histories and Genealogies

Historic towns of Texas FamilySearch Library

Matagorda, early history FamilySearch Library

Matagorda Land Records

Deeds, 1828-1900 FamilySearch Library

Deeds, 1837-1888; index, 1837-1898 FamilySearch Library

Texas Land Title Abstracts, 1700-2008 Ancestry online

Matagorda Marriage Records

1824-2014 Texas Marriage Index Ancestry online

Death and Marriage Notices from the Matagorda Gazette, Volumes 1 and 2, 1859-1860 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records v. A-C, 1837-1906 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1837-1900 FamilySearch Library

Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 MyHeritage online

Matagorda Newspapers and Obituaries

Colorado Gazette and Advertiser 03/14/1839 to 04/17/1841 Genealogy Bank online

Colorado Gazette and Advertiser 1839, 1841-1842 The Portal to Texas History online

Colorado Tribune, 17 April 1848 to 21 July 1851 The Portal to Texas History online

Death and Marriage Notices from the Matagorda Gazette, Volumes 1 and 2, 1859-1860 FamilySearch Library

Matagorda Bulletin, 9 August 1837 to 7 February 1839 The Portal to Texas History online

Matagorda Gazette, The, 31 July 1858 to 12 September 1860 The Portal to Texas History online

The Colorado Herald 1847 The Portal to Texas History online

Offline Newspapers for Matagorda

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Colorado Gazette and Advertiser. (Matagorda, Tex.) 1839-1843

Matagorda Bulletin. (Matagorda, Tex.) 1837-1839

Matagorda News. (Matagorda, Tex.) 1912-1913

Matagorda Probate Records

1833-1974 Texas, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Matagorda Tax Records

Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 Ancestry online

Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 MyHeritage online


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