Welcome to Matthews ...

Matthews is located in Perry County<1>.

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The location of Matthews has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Matthews, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Matthews is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Matthews: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Matthews ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Matthews - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, 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.

• Carbondale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <5>
• Murphysboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysboro
  • Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphysboro <5>
• Du Quoin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
  • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
• Pinckneyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Pinckneyville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckneyville <5>
• Christopher
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
  • Christopher is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <5>
• Steeleville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <5>
• Sesser
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sesser
  • Sesser is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sesser <5>
• Zeigler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <5>
• Cambria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Cambria is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambria <5>
• De Soto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <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 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.

Adding Matthews to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Matthews post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matthews.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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