Welcome to Matheson ...

Matheson is located in Elbert County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Matheson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Matheson is 5,790 feet [1,765 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Matheson is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Matheson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Matheson: 719

The ZIP code for Matheson: 80830<3>

Communities Also Named Matheson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Matheson - they are located in California and Ontario.

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

Communities near Matheson ...

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

• Limon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limon
  • Limon is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limon <4>
• Calhan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhan
  • Calhan is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhan <4>
• Simla
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simla
  • Simla is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simla <4>
• Ramah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
  • Ramah is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramah <4>
• Alta Vista
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
  • Alta Vista is located in El Paso County
• Agate
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
  • Agate is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agate <4>
• Fondis
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fondis
  • Fondis is located in Elbert County
• Rush
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
  • Rush is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush <4>
• Genoa
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <4>
• Yoder
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoder have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
  • Yoder is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matheson ...

Looking for more information about Matheson? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Matheson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Matheson.

Adding Matheson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Matheson 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 Matheson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Matheson post office opened in 1915.

We also found Matheson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matheson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Elbert County: www.elbertcounty-co.gov/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/