Welcome to Matanzas ...

Matanzas is located in Mason County<1>.

The location of Matanzas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Matanzas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Matanzas is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Matanzas lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Matanzas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Matanzas - they are located in Florida (2), Kansas and Kentucky.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Matanzas.

Communities near Matanzas ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Matanzas.

• Havana
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <4>
• Lewistown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Cuba
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Astoria
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <4>
• Vermont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
  • Vermont is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermont <4>
• Saint David
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint David have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
  • Saint David is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <4>
• Chandlerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
  • Chandlerville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <4>
• Ipava
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
  • Ipava is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ipava <4>
• Table Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Grove
  • Table Grove is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Grove <4>
• Bath
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Matanzas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Matanzas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Matanzas. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Matanzas.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Matanzas. See our Newspapers Page for Matanzas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matanzas ...

Looking for more information about Matanzas? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Matanzas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Matanzas.

Adding Matanzas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Matanzas in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Matanzas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Matanzas post office opened in 1858.

We also found Matanzas on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matanzas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Matanzas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mason County: www.masoncountyil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov