Welcome to Matthiesen ...

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

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

Matthiesen would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Matthiesen is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Matthiesen is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Matthiesen was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Matthiesen still existed, it would have been in the (509) area code.

Communities near Matthiesen ...

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

• Chelan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelan
  • Chelan is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelan <5>
• Bridgeport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Mansfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
• Withrow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
  • Withrow is located in Douglas County
• Beebe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
  • Beebe is located in Douglas County
• Chelan Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelan Falls
  • Chelan Falls is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelan Falls <5>
• Mold ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mold
  • Mold is located in Douglas County
• Okanogan City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanogan City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan City
  • Okanogan City is located in Douglas County
• Banks Lake South
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Lake South
  • Banks Lake South is located in Grant County
• Coulee City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee City
  • Coulee City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulee City <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/