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Welcome to Mattson ...

Mattson is located in Coahoma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mattson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Mattson is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mattson: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Mattson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mattson - they are located in Minnesota and Texas.

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

Communities near Mattson ...

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

  • Clarksdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
  • Tutwiler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Drew
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Drew is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <4>
  • Marks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marks is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <4>
  • Mound Bayou
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lambert
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lambert is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jonestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Webb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Duncan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Duncan is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mattson ...

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

Adding Mattson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mattson 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 (so far) for Mattson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mattson post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mattson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Coahoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mattson - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Mattson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Mattson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/