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Welcome to Matthews ...

Matthews is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Matthews is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Matthews and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Matthews: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Matthews ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Matthews - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Matthews ...

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

  • Montgomery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pike Road
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tallassee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Union Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shorter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mitchell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mitchell is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Fitzpatrick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
  • Waugh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Waugh is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
  • Mount Meigs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Montgomery, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Matthews area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Matthews area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.