Welcome to Matchin ...

Matchin is located in Tulare County<1>.

Matchin is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Matchin lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Matchin: 559

Communities near Matchin ...

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

• Visalia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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  • Visalia is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Visalia <3>
• Tulare
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
  • Tulare is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,797 people
  • Tulare has also been known as:
  • Tulare City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <3>
• Porterville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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  • Porterville is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porterville <3>
• Lindsay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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  • Lindsay is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <3>
• Farmersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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  • Farmersville is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <3>
• Woodlake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Woodlake is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlake <3>
• East Farmersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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  • East Farmersville is located in Tulare County
• Ivanhoe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Ivanhoe is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <3>
• Woodlake Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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  • Woodlake Junction is located in Tulare County
• Lemon Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cove
  • Lemon Cove is located in Tulare County
  • Lemon Cove has also been known as:
  • Lemoncove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemon Cove <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matchin ...

Looking for more information about Matchin? 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 Matchin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Matchin.

Adding Matchin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Matchin 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 Matchin was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matchin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/