Welcome to Matney ...

Matney is located in Buchanan County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Matney, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Matney, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Matney is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Matney is located in the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named Matney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Matney - they are located in North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Matney ...

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

• Saint Joseph
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Atchison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
  • Atchison is located in Atchison County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <4>
• Savannah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Country Club
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
  • Country Club is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
• Plattsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
  • Plattsburg is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburg <4>
• Gower
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
  • Gower is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <4>
• Wathena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
  • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <4>
• Elwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
• Troy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
• Stewartsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
  • Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartsville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matney ...

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

Adding Matney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Matney in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Matney was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Buchanan County: www.co.buchanan.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/