Welcome to Matthews ...

Matthews is located in Jones County<1>.

Matthews is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Matthews: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Matthews ...

While we believe that this Matthews is located in Jones County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Matthews. Those communities are located in the following counties: Calhoun and Pontotoc County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 17 communities that are also named Matthews - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Matthews ...

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

• Laurel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
• Ellisville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ellisville is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <4>
• Bay Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <4>
• Taylorsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
• Sandersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sandersville is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
• Heidelberg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Heidelberg is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidelberg <4>
• Soso
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Soso is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Louin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Louin is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
• Sylvarena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
• Service
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Service is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matthews ...

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