Where We Are
Fort Bend county is in the southeastern coastal plains of Texas. It's named for a blockhouse built at a bend in the
Brazos River in 1822. The county seat is Richmond, which is located almost in the center of the county and was named for
a town in England in 1837. Richmond is now a suburb of Houston, which has spilled out of its native Harris County.
The counties around us are Waller and Harris in the north, with Brazoria and Matagorda counties to the south of us. Wharton and Colorado are west of us and our odd shape allows Austin to share our northwestern corner. Colorado County does not actually border us but is less than 10 miles away.
Other Texas counties.