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Welcome to Matthew Place ...

Matthew Place is located in Grant County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Matthew Place: Matthew Pl. (or less commonly used: Matthew Plc.)

Matthew Place is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Matthew Place is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Matthew Place lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Matthew Place, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Matthew Place: 575

Communities near Matthew Place ...

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

  • Duncan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <3>
  • Virden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
    • Virden is located in Hidalgo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Redrock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckhorn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cliff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gila
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Sheldon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Mule Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • York
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Greenlee County (AZ)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matthew Place ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Matthew Place - 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.