Welcome to Mattese ...

Mattese is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

The location of Mattese has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mattese, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Mattese is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Mattese ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
• Chesterfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• Belleville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• Wildwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
• University City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Ballwin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <4>
• Granite City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <4>
• Kirkwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• Maryland Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
• East Saint Louis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <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 Mattese. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mattese.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mattese ...

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

Adding Mattese to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mattese post office opened in 1853.

We also found Mattese in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mattese.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

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