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Welcome to Matrimony ...

Matrimony is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Matrimony, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Matrimony is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Matrimony: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Matrimony ...

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

  • Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Reidsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wentworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • Mayodan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoneville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgeway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fairview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairview is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Shiloh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matrimony ...

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

Adding Matrimony to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Matrimony post office opened in 1881. The Matrimony post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matrimony.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Matrimony - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Matrimony area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Matrimony 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/