Matamoras Ohio Map

About Matamoras, Ohio

Matamoras is a locality in Washington County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 864. The population density is 440.8 people per km². Matamoras is located at 39.5204°N, 81.0684°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 45767.

Matamoras maintains a quiet vigil over the banks of the Ohio River, where the water moves with a heavy, deliberate grace toward the horizon. It lies 21.9 miles east-northeast of Marietta, OH (from Marietta, OH: bearing 70°T), and is situated 9.0 miles southwest of Paden City. The landscape here is defined by the steep, forested inclines of Thorn Ridge, which looms over the valley with a brooding, verdant intensity, while the low-lying islands of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge break the river’s surface like dark, slumbering beasts. In the golden hour, the light catches the silt-heavy currents, turning the surface into a sheet of hammered copper that reflects the dense, tangled canopy of the nearby Wayne National Forest - Athens Ranger District - Marietta Unit. Beyond the riverbanks, the terrain shifts into the quiet depressions of Johnson Hollow, where the shadows grow long and cool well before the sun has fully retreated behind the ridges.

Matamoras carries the weight of a frontier heritage, shaped by the industrious pull of the river that once funneled timber and coal through the arteries of the valley. While the echoes of early river commerce have faded into a slower, more deliberate pace, the spirit of the place remains tied to the land and the seasonal shifts of the earth. Life here is measured by the turn of the leaves and the occasional trek toward the Lamping Homestead Picnic Grounds Pond, a local respite for those seeking the stillness of standing water. Residents often mark their time by the changing colors of the hillsides or the distant, rhythmic hum of progress echoing from the wider region, yet Matamoras keeps its own counsel, remaining a place where the history of the riverbank is written in the soil and the enduring, unyielding grit of the Appalachian foothills.

About This Matamoras Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Matamoras, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.5204, -81.0684. 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 Matamoras includes the ZIP code (45767), telephone area code (937), county seat of Washington County (Marietta), and school district assignment.

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.