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Welcome to Mattapan Station ...

Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mattapan Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1901.

A typical abbreviation for Mattapan Station: Mattapan Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Mattapan Station is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mattapan Station lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Mattapan Station ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Mattapan Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mattapan Station 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 Mattapan Station was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Massachusetts (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mattapan Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mattapan Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.