Southwest of Houston along highway 59 as you cross the San Bernard River you will drive through Wharton county. The land is mostly level and cleared with scattered clumps of trees here and there. You will see a lot of large old oak trees from long ago plantation days and man made irrigation canals from the rice farms. Wharton county was founded in 1846 and named after the Wharton brothers William and John Wharton. The county seat is the city of Wharton Texas where the Wharton County Courthouse stands. It's a beautiful building with interesting shops around the old court house square.
Wharton County Courthouse
I stopped in Wharton on my way down to El Campo which is just a short distance on down Hwy 59. These two cities make up the majority of population in Wharton County which was slightly over 41,000 in the 2010 census. The San Bernard river forms the northwest border of Wharton county and the Colorado river runs roughly from northwest to southeast dividing the county in half. If you like duck hunting and fishing this is a great place to start. Wharton is also right on the way to Bay City and Matagorda Bay. Now that's some of the best bay fishing on the Texas gulf coast. There are lots of fishing guides available and plenty of reasonable accommodations along the gulf area.
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