Welcome to Matagorda ...Matagorda is located on the Gulf Coast. Matagorda is located in Matagorda County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Matagorda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835. See our Genealogy Helper Page for Matagorda for more information about variations on the name of Matagorda. Matagorda is near sea level<2>. Time Zone: Matagorda lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Matagorda: 979 The ZIP code for Matagorda: 77457<3> Communities Also Named Matagorda ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Matagorda - it's located in Mississippi. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Matagorda. Communities near Matagorda ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Matagorda.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Matagorda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Matagorda. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Matagorda. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Matagorda. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Matagorda. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Matagorda. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matagorda ...Looking for more information about Matagorda? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Matagorda, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Matagorda. Adding Matagorda to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Matagorda in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Matagorda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Matagorda. Footnotes ...
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