Welcome to Matherville ...
Matherville is located in Wayne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Matherville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Matherville is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Matherville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Matherville: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Matherville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Matherville: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Clarke County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Matherville.
Communities near Matherville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Matherville.
- Waynesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
- Silas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
- Silas is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Silas
- From Matherville to Silas
- Shubuta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Gilbertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown
- Gilbertown is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertown <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gilbertown
- From Matherville to Gilbertown
- Toxey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Needham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Gin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Emory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Emory
- From Matherville to Emory
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 Matherville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Matherville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Matherville. 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 Matherville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Matherville. See our Newspapers Page for Matherville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matherville ...
Looking for more information about Matherville? 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 Matherville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Matherville.
Adding Matherville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Matherville 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 Matherville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Matherville post office opened in 1884.
We also found Matherville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Matherville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Matherville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Matherville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Matherville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Matherville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |