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Welcome to Mather Field ...

Mather Field is located in Sacramento County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mather Field, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1948.

A typical abbreviation for Mather Field: Mather Fld.

Mather Field is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Mather Field ...

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

  • Sacramento
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Elk Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Roseville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Citrus Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Folsom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
    • Folsom has also been known as:
    • Folsom City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Rocklin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • West Sacramento
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Loomis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Arden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Arden is located in Sacramento County
  • Gold River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mather Field ...

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

Adding Mather Field to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mather Field 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 Mather Field was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mather Field post office opened in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mather Field.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sacramento, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mather Field - 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/