Bay City,
the seat of Matagorda County, is served
by State Highways
35, 60 and 3156, and
is named for its location on Bay
Prairie. Bay City residents enjoy the
best of both worlds being just an hour's
drive from Houston, and only 20 minutes
from the unspoiled beaches of the Gulf
of Mexico. Matagorda county is situated
on both sides of the Colorado River. The
south boundary of Matagorda County is
the Gulf of Mexico,
the east is Brazoria
County, the north Wharton County and the
west Jackson and Calhoun counties.