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Welcome to Matanzas ...

Matanzas is located in Ohio County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Matanzas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

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

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

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

Area Codes for Matanzas: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Matanzas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Matanzas - they are located in Florida (2), Illinois and Kansas.

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

Communities near Matanzas ...

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

  • Central City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
    • Former names for Central City:
    • Moreheads Horse Mill
    • Stroud City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
  • Greenville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Dam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hartford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Livermore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Powderly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Calhoun
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Calhoun is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Former names for Calhoun:
    • Calhoon
    • Fort Vienna
    • Vienna Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
  • Whitesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Drakesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matanzas ...

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

Adding Matanzas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Matanzas 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 (so far) for Matanzas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Matanzas post office opened in 1900. The Matanzas post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matanzas.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Ohio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Matanzas - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Matanzas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Matanzas 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/