Matthews Georgia Map

About Matthews, Georgia

Matthews is a locality in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 146. The population density is 16.0 people per km². Matthews is located at 33.2193°N, 82.3017°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 30818.

Matthews emerges from the red-clay expanse of the Georgia piedmont as a quiet collection of dwellings and fields defined by the slow, seasonal migration of light across open ground. It lies 16.8 miles south-southwest of Fort Gordon, GA (from Fort Gordon, GA: bearing 210°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east of Wrens. The landscape here is defined by the steady, unhurried transit of Flat Rock Branch, which cuts a narrow path through the undergrowth only a mile away, feeding the thirsty roots of longleaf pines that stand as silent sentinels against the horizon. Far to the northwest, the silhouette of Whites Mound rises as a faint, jagged reminder of the earth’s ancient geological shifting, while the nearby expanse of 081-003 offers a sanctuary where the scrub and woodland remain largely untouched by the reach of modern industry. The air holds a particular weight in the late afternoon, cooling quickly as shadows stretch across the fields, lending a singular, amber clarity to the meadows that surround the outlying acreage.

Matthews maintains a character rooted in the deliberate, agrarian pace of life that has long dictated the rhythm of commerce and kinship in this region. The local economy persists as a quiet mosaic of independent agriculture, where the legacy of the soil favors the cultivation of pecan orchards and the enduring presence of native timber. While the bustle of the larger world remains distant, the people of Matthews attend to their daily labors with a focus that honors the traditions of those who cleared this land generations ago. Even the water at Kellys Pond, twelve miles removed, reflects the same stillness that permeates the local squares, where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the changing colors of the canopy and the persistent, quiet growth of the surrounding woodland.

About This Matthews Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Matthews, Georgia. Coordinates: 33.21933, -82.301659. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Matthews includes the ZIP code (30818), telephone area code (706, 762), county seat of Jefferson County (Louisville), and school district assignment (Jefferson County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.