Mattson, Mississippi

Mattson, Mississippi
Mattson, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
	Mattson Mattson
	Coordinates: 34°05′52″N 90°30′36″W / 34.09778°N 90.51000°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Coahoma
Elevation	164 ft (50 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	673246

Mattson, also known as Earnest, is an unincorporated community located near U.S. Route 49 in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.

Mattson is 8 miles (13 km) south of Clarksdale and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Dublin.

History[edit]

Mattson is named after a local family that owned a large sawmill in the area.^[2] Mattson is located at a junction of the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.^[3] A post office operated under the name Earnest from 1887 to 1897 and first began operation under the name Mattson in 1897.^[4] A drug store operated by T. R. Montgomery formerly operated in Mattson.^[5]

Notable people[edit]

Big George Brock, blues harmonica player^[6]
Clayton Love, blues pianist, bandleader, singer^[7]

Homes in the Mattson community along Old Highway 61.

References[edit]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mattson, Mississippi
^ Judith Coleman Flowers on Behalf of the Carnegie Public Library (2016). Clarksdale and Coahoma County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4671-1582-7.
^ Howe, Tony. "Mattson, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ The Era Druggists' Directory. D.O. Haynes & Company. 1913. p. 105.
^ "Clarksdale's Roger Stolle Remembers Big George Brock". American Blues Scene. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ Edward M. Komara (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: K-Z, index. Routledge. p. 637. ISBN 978-0-415-92701-7.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mattson, Mississippi

[Library2016-2] Judith Coleman Flowers on Behalf of the Carnegie Public Library (2016). Clarksdale and Coahoma County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4671-1582-7.

[3] Howe, Tony. "Mattson, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[4] "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[5] The Era Druggists' Directory. D.O. Haynes & Company. 1913. p. 105.

[6] "Clarksdale's Roger Stolle Remembers Big George Brock". American Blues Scene. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[Komara2006-7] Edward M. Komara (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: K-Z, index. Routledge. p. 637. ISBN 978-0-415-92701-7.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Clarksdale
City	Clarksdale	Map of Mississippi highlighting Coahoma County
Towns	Coahoma Friars Point Jonestown Lula Lyon
CDPs	Bobo Dublin Farrell Rena Lara
Other communities	Burke Landing Cagles Crossing Claremont Clover Hill Eagles Nest Hillhouse Hopson Humber Lurand Mattson Moon Lake Pushmataha Landing Rich Roseacres Roundaway Rudyard Sherard Stovall Sunflower Landing
Ghost towns	Delta Ingram‡ Port Royal Wildwood
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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