Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Matthews (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Matthews. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Matthews is located in New Madrid County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Madrid County: Fulton (KY), Dunklin, Mississippi, Pemiscot, Scott, Stoddard & Lake (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Matthews. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Matthews:
- New Madrid County (The home county of Matthews)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Kewanee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- La Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Canalou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Sikeston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikeston
- Sikeston is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikeston <2>
- Morehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Lilbourn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilbourn
- Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilbourn <2>
- New Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Madrid
- New Madrid is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Madrid <2>
- North Lilbourn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lilbourn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Catron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Howardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Marston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Marston is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marston <2>
- Parma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Conran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dunklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Malden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden is located in Dunklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <2>
- Clarkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Wrightsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- East Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prairie
- East Prairie is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Prairie <2>
- Bertrand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Anniston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Pinhook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Thirtyfour Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Wolf Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
- Wilson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
- Wyatt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pemiscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Hayward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Stewart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - North Wardell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wardell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Miner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Diehlstadt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diehlstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Crowder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Crowder is located in Scott County
- Blodgett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Haywood City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haywood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Vanduser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Morley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Benton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
- Lambert
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Oran
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Oran is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <2>
- New Hamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Perkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Caney Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Baker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - LaValle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Grayridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Circle City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Penermon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Essex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Guam ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <2>
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
- Bell City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Bernie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernie
- Bernie is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernie <2>
- Painton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Tillman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Cairo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Miller City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller City
- Miller City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller City <2>
- Cairo Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Future City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Cache
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
- Cache is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <2>
- Olive Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Olive Branch is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <2>
- Ballard County (KY)
- Wickliffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Wickliffe is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <2>
- Wickliffe
- Carlisle County (KY)
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington
- Fulton County (KY)
- Hickman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <2>
- Hickman
- Hickman County (KY)
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Columbus
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- New Markham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Proctor City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Tiptonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
- Tiptonville is located in Lake County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiptonville <2>
- Sunkist Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunkist Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Owl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Obion County (TN)
- Samburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samburg
- Samburg is located in Obion County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samburg <2>
- Samburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Matthews, see our County-by-County Page for Matthews.
Newspapers Published in Matthews ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Matthews.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Matthews, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Matthews.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Matthews:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to New Madrid County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dunklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mississippi County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pemiscot County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stoddard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Alexander County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ballard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carlisle County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fulton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hickman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Obion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dunklin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of New Madrid County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
Cemeteries Near Matthews ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Matthews.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Matthews covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthews Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
- Noxall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noxall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noxall Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
- Garden of Memories
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rhodes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rhoades Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31094 <5>
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Dogwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dogwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dogwood Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
- Dogwood Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Matthews in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Matthews.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Matthews, with the one closest to Matthews listed first.
- Ogden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - La Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Ristine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in New Madrid County
- Morehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Sikeston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikeston
- Sikeston is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikeston <2>
- East Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prairie
- East Prairie is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Prairie <2>
- Whiting
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Buffington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Buffington is located in Stoddard County
- New Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Madrid
- New Madrid is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Madrid <2>
- Bertrand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Grayridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Diehlstadt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diehlstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Como
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Matthews. See our List of 1890's Communities around Matthews.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Matthews. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Matthews) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Matthews. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7584, Longitude: -89.5690 In this case, the coordinates for Matthews have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Matthews, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |