Welcome to Matchot ...

So far, we found very little information about Matchot. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Matchot to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Matchot, please Contact Us.

Matchot would have been located within present day New Kent County<2>.

The location of Matchot has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Matchot is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Matchot was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Matchot still existed, it would have been in the (804) area code.

Communities near Matchot ...

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

• Williamsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <5>
• Urbanna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <5>
• New Kent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kent
  • New Kent is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kent <5>
• Plain View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
  • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
• Adner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
  • Adner is located in Gloucester County
• Glenns
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
  • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
• Norge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
  • Norge is located in James City County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norge <5>
• Barlows Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
  • Barlows Corner is located in York County
• Saluda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <5>
• Ark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
  • Ark is located in Gloucester County

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 Matchot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Matchot.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Matchot. 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 Matchot.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for New Kent County: www.co.new-kent.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/