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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Matawan. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Matawan.<1>

Our sources for Matawan (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Matawan other than they indicate that Matawan would be found somewhere in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1865.

Communities Also Named Matawan ...

We found one communities that share the name Matawan.

Within New Jersey, the name Matawan is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Matawan in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Waseca County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Matawan [Waseca County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Matawan ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Matawan:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Matawan - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

More Orphans in  Monmouth County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Monmouth County.

AllenhurstLakeview
Allen'sLeedsville
AllentownLittle Silver
Asbury GardensLong Branch City
Atlantic HighlandsLorillard Beach
AtlanticLorillard
Atlanticville 
AvonManasquan Shores
 Manasquan
BairdMarlboro Village
Bay ViewMiddletown Point
Belmar GardensMilhurst
Black MillsMonmouth Beach
Bradley BeachMonmouth Heights
Branch ShoreMonmouth Junction
BrielleMonmouth Park
  
Campbell's JunctionNavasink
Cedar BeachNew Branch
ChancevilleNew Shrewsbury
Cliffwood StationNorth Asbury Park
Clover Hill 
CoburghOak Shades
Colonial TerraceOcean Beach
ComoOcean Port
Coxes CornerOcean
 Oceanport
DavisOld Manor
Deal Beach 
DealParkerville
DupontPleasure Bay
  
EatontownRed Bank
EnglishtownRiceville
 River Plaza
Fair HavenRumson Beach
FarmingdaleRumson
Fillmore 
Fort MonmouthSandy Hook Pier
 Sandy Hook
GranvilleSea Girt
 Seabright
Harmony ParkShafto Corners
Highland BeachShark River
HighlandsSouth
Highview ParkSpring Lake Beach
HollywoodSpring Lake
Holmdel VillageSuburban
Hopeville 
HoppingTinton Falls
HowellTracey's
 Turkey
Ideal Beach 
Indian SpringsUpper Freehold
Interlaken 
 Wall
KeansburgWest Long Branch
Key EastWest Ocean Grove
KeyportWestboro
  
Lake ComoYellow Brook

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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