Welcome to Matthews ...
Matthews is located Matthews is located in Colorado County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Matthews, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895. Matthews is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Matthews lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Matthews lies within the (979) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Matthews - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Matthews. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Matthews. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Matthews. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Matthews. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Matthews. 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 Matthews. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Matthews. See our Newspapers Page for Matthews. Looking for more information about Matthews? 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 Matthews, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Matthews. We originally found mention of Matthews 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 Matthews was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Matthews.
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Communities near Matthews ...
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To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matthews ...
Adding Matthews to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Matthews post office opened in 1895.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Colorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Matthews - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <4> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/