Eight structures have served as the seat of local government for the people of San Patricio County since its earliest settlement. A building known as the log courthouse was constructed in San Patricio in the early 1830s to serve the people of the . . . — — Map (db m308362) HM
Organized in 1905, the First Baptist Church of Mathis has served this community for more than 100 years. Thomas H. Mathis, for whom the community is named, offered two lots each to any church that would erect a building of worship. A Methodist . . . — — Map (db m206898) HM
In 1879, following the dissolution of the Coleman, Mathis, Fulton Cattle Company, Thomas Henry Mathis (1834-1899) established a ranch he called the Henry Bend Ranch, named for a combination of his middle name and its location on a bend in the . . . — — Map (db m211732) HM
Dinero was settled in the year 1838 by farmers and ranchers. The town was first named "Barlow" after the local ferry operator. The townspeople were instrumental in organizing Live Oak County, 1856; they started a school by 1858. By about 1872, . . . — — Map (db m291006) HM
