Welcome to Mattaponi ...

Mattaponi is located in King and Queen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mattaponi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1940.

Mattaponi is near sea level<2>.

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

The area code for Mattaponi: (804)

Communities Also Named Mattaponi ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Mattaponi: This one is located in King and Queen County and the other is located in Caroline County.

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

Communities near Mattaponi ...

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

• Williamsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
• Urbanna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <3>
• Romancoke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
  • Romancoke is located in King William County
• Plain View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
  • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
• Adner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
  • Adner is located in Gloucester County
• Glenns
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
  • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
• King and Queen Court House
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King and Queen Court House
  • King and Queen Court House is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King and Queen Court House <3>
• Saluda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <3>
• New Kent
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kent
  • New Kent is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kent <3>
• Norge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
  • Norge is located in James City County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norge <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mattaponi ...

Looking for more information about Mattaponi? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mattaponi, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mattaponi.

Adding Mattaponi to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mattaponi post office opened in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mattaponi.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mattaponi. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/