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Welcome to Matney ...

Matney is located in Watauga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Matney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Matney is 3,550 feet [1,082 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Matney is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Matney lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Matney: 828

Communities Also Named Matney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Matney - they are located in Missouri, Oregon, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Matney ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matney ...

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

Adding Matney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Matney 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 Matney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Matney post office opened in 1900.

We also found Matney on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Watauga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Matney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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