Bagdad was a town established in 1848 on the south bank of the mouth of the Rio Grande, in Mexico.

The cotton trade in Bagdad brought together more than 20,000 traders and investors from the United States (Union and Confederacy), England, France, and Germany.

This led to the growth of Bagdad from a small coastal outpost into a fully developed town.

[1] When the American Civil War concluded, it had a devastating impact on the Port of Bagdad, which was left mostly abandoned.

However, a small lighthouse is located along the shores of Bagdad Beach about 0.3 km (0.19 mi) east of the former settlement.