Do you know of Matteawan ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Matteawan. 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 Matteawan.<1>

Our sources for Matteawan (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 Matteawan other than they indicate that Matteawan would be found somewhere in Dutchess County, New York.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1849 and closed  in 1915.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Matteawan ...

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

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 Matteawan - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

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

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902)
Published by New York Central Railroad

Rand McNally Map of New York (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Matteawan.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 36/46118   (Place Name: Matteawan)

County: Dutchess     (FIPS State/County: 36/027)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Matteawan) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

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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 Dutchess County.