Place:Markham, Matagorda, Texas, United States

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NameMarkham
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates28.963°N 96.068°W
Located inMatagorda, Texas, United States
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Markham, Texas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. Named in 1903 for Charles H. Markham, a railroad engineer for Southern Pacific (and later President of the Illinois Central Railroad), the town was founded in 1901 as Cortes. In 1914, it was a designated stop on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad.

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