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Welcome to Matawan ...

Matawan is located in Waseca County<1>.

The pronunciation of Matawan: MA-tuh-wahn<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Matawan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Matawan is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Matawan: 507 & 924<4>

Communities Also Named Matawan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Matawan - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Matawan ...

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

  • Albert Lea
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Waseca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Janesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Wells
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wells is located in Faribault County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <5>
  • Mapleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New Richland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Clair
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarks Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ellendale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Alden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matawan ...

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

Adding Matawan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Matawan post office opened in 1907. The Matawan post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matawan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Waseca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Matawan. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Matawan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Matawan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Matawan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/