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 Code for Mattson: 662
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
- Drew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Marks is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <3>
- Mound Bayou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- 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 for Mattson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mattson post office opened in 1897.
We also found Mattson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |