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Welcome to Matherton ...

Matherton is primarily located in Ionia County<1>. A portion of Matherton extends into Clinton County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Matherton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Matherton is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Matherton: 989

Communities near Matherton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matherton ...

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

Adding Matherton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Matherton post office opened in 1848.

We also found Matherton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matherton.

Footnotes ...

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