Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Explained

Matamoras, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Matamoras
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dauphin
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Halifax
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:640
Coordinates:40.4401°N -76.9333°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Matamoras is an unincorporated community in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, located in the Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Matamoras was named after the Mexican city of Matamoros, the scene of a battle in the Mexican–American War.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. 1895. Harrisburg Publishing Company. 20.